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NewsEIOPA calls for new approach to DC information disclosure [updated]
EUROPE – EU policymakers must change tack to improve disclosure, authority says.
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Debate over discount rate for pensions divides experts
EUROPE – Experts reject consultancies’ call for discount rate based on expected returns.
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NewsBrussels takes Netherlands to court over 'old-age discrimination'
NETHERLANDS – EC criticises Dutch government over treatment of taxpayers living abroad.
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NewsBrussels to 'calibrate' all directives with long-term investing Green Paper
EUROPE – Commissioner Michel Barnier says directives would include CRD IV, Solvency II and IORP II.
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NewsAP3 buys SEK1bn property portfolio as fund returns 11%
SWEDEN – Buffer fund acquires more than 70 local retail properties from Axa Real Estate.
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NewsSwedish roundup: Peter Norman, PPM system, Norrporten
SWEDEN – Peter Norman takes dim view of proposal to limit number of providers in PPM.
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Towers Watson, Aon Hewitt urge EIOPA to drop market discount rate
EUROPE – Joint response by German consultancies allege EIOPA ‘willfully damaging’ European pensions.
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NewsTPR lacks 'realistic remedies' for master trust conflict of interest
UK – Union praises work done by UK Pensions Regulator, but calls on DWP to lead on governance.
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Sweden extends temporary discount rate floor ahead of Solvency II
SWEDEN – Six month extension means country will transition directly to Solvency II discount rate.
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NewsFoundations 'the losers' if European Statute not passed soon
EUROPE – Lobby groups urge speedy adoption of European Commission legislation proposed last year.
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NewsDutch government withdraws support for financial transaction tax
EUROPE – Latest version of Brussels' controversial proposals no longer exempt pension funds.
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News'No evidence' EU ban on naked CDS will work – Imperial College
EUROPE – Ban arrives 'at very point investors need CDS protection more than ever'.
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NewsPension funds to fall under scope of financial transaction tax – Brussels
EUROPE – European Commission says impact on schemes' activities will be 'extremely limited'.
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NewsYoung participants in Netherlands want more pensions choices
NETHERLANDS – PensionsLab think tank outlines possible improvements to Dutch pensions system.
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NewsEIOPA likely to submit QIS data before publishing recommendations
EUROPE – Authority now sifting through data from nine countries taking part in first study.
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NewsAEIP demands EIOPA clarification ahead of next QIS
EUROPE – Results of quantitative impact study of 'very limited' use, association says.
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NewsPension funds at 'significant' risk from holistic balance sheet complexity
EUROPE – Dutch Pensions Federation warns of 'inconsistencies' as capital requirements, HBS interact.
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NewsTowers Watson launches multi-employer pension fund
GERMANY – Consultancy says Pensionsfonds will allow for transfer of accrued benefits.
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Exit numbers from Slovakian second-pillar system exceed expectations
SLOVAKIA – Tepid response to Czech second pillar may have influenced participants, expert says.
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Nordic roundup: Oslo Pensjonsforsikring, PenSam, Finanstilsynet, Sampension
EUROPE – Pension fund for Norway’s Oslo Council sets aside NOK800m to fund increased longevity.
