Latest on Regulation & Reform – Page 279
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NewsUniversities Superannuation Scheme appoints TPR's Bill Galvin as CEO
UK – Head of UK regulator to replace retiring Tom Merchant as £32bn scheme's group chief executive.
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NewsPresident of Cyprus vows to protect accrued pension benefits
CYPRUS – Confusion still reigns in industry, however, as form plan might take remains unclear.
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Long-term investing Green Paper a 'good start', but needs more studies
EUROPE – Dutch Pensions Federation stresses need to revise IORP Directive using ‘careful’ process.
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NewsDC plans must not employ 'misleading' return predictions
UK – Pensions Institute calls for industry to employ 'plausible' return predictions.
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Swiss roundup: Swipra proxy voting service, BVK
SWITZERLAND – Swiss pension funds launch proxy voting service to compete with Ethos.
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NewsPension experts welcome long-term investment Green Paper
EUROPE – NAPF welcomes exploration of how to promote pension fund investment in infrastructure.
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NewsEuropean Commission unveils Green Paper on long-term financing
EUROPE – Stresses importance of ensuring prudential rules do not discourage long-term financing.
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NewsIORP II must not 'jeopardise' pension investments, MEPs say
EUROPE – Committee says White Paper fails to 'properly' address importance of first pillar.
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NewsLicensing DC has 'significant advantages' – Irish Pensions Board
IRELAND – Chief executive, however, stresses regulator prefers 'as light a system as possible'.
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NewsSystem risk top concern for Dutch pensions industry, poll finds
NETHERLANDS – Superviser risk ranks second among pension funds in IPNederland straw poll.
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NewsDB fund closure due to funding standard 'unfortunate' – Pensions Board
IRELAND – Brendan Kennedy argues nothing achieved by keeping underfunded schemes open.
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NewsPGGM tells schemes to postpone clearing until CCPs ready
EUROPE – Dutch pension provider criticises increasingly high collateral requirements.
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NewsPKA welcomes 'political goodwill' as Danish standard PPP model launched
DENMARK – Government says PPPs are acknowledgement of business demand for large projects.
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NewsUK pensions industry divided over watchdog's new statutory objective
UK – NAPF welcomes revised 'marching orders' for pensions regulator.
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NewsUK Budget introduces new objective for Pensions Regulator
UK – Government rejects smoothing of liabilities, endorses idea of new statutory objective for TPR.
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NewsFund nationalisation 'unlikely', says Cyprus Hotel Employees CEO
CYPRUS – Marinos Gialeli laments 'small death' of euro, dismisses additional loans to Cypriot state.
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NewsFormer EIB president to advise European Commission on IFRS
EUROPE – Michel Barnier appoints Philippe Maystadt as special adviser.
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NewsUK roundup: Steve Webb, Barnett Waddingham, Towers Watson
UK – Pensions minister Steve Webb confirms earlier start date for new state pension.
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NewsEuropean Commission appoints new head for pensions, insurance unit
EUROPE – Austrian national moves 'horizontally' to replace industry veteran Karel Van Hulle.
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NewsIreland would be 'prudent' to issue inflation-linked debt
IRELAND – Brokerage tells IAPF delegates issuance would bolster country's pension industry.
