Latest on Regulation & Reform – Page 290
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NewsSwedish roundup: National Audit Office, Finansinspektionen, AP7, PPM
SWEDEN – National Audit Office blasts Swedish regulator, consumer watchdog for shortcomings.
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NewsConsultancy LCP identifies loophole in UK auto-enrolment
UK – Warns that law allows companies with hybrid schemes to defer auto-enrolment until 2017.
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NewsSwiss roundup: BVG on rates, ASIP on engagement
SWITZERLAND – Unions blast government for following BVG recommendations on minimum rates.
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NewsFrance's COR 'failed to provide realistic data' for reform
FRANCE – Expert says organisation's numbers were 'far too optimistic', 'misled' the government.
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NewsBrussels pulls back from mandatory gender quotas
EUROPE – Proposes 'general rules' to help companies increase female non-executive directors to 40%.
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NewsNEST-style pensions should replace Irish tax breaks – report
IRELAND – NEST 'more efficient, equitable', says Economic and Social Research Institute.
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Austrian roundup: FMA, IWP, Valida, Siemens, FVPK
AUSTRIA – Supervisory authority FMA given authority to act as ‘accounting police’.
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NewsFrance lagging 'far behind' European counterparts on pensions reform
FRANCE – French pensions system on brink of collapse, industry experts warn.
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Don't expect Italian pensions reform any time soon, minister warns
ITALY – Government must first appease financial markets or face ‘devastating’ consequences.
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NewsBrussels: Cooperation on Tobin Tax preferable to 'patchwork'
EUROPE – Taxation commissioner insists current proposals are 'legally compliant'.
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NewsEuropean property funds 'unprepared' for FATCA tax
GLOBAL – Definition of real estate funds, REITs as 'financial institutions' remains unclear.
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UK roundup: MetLife, Pension Protection Fund, TPR
UK – Trustees feel ‘hindered’ by regularly changing legislation, survey shows.
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NewsMinister decries 'traditional' thinking in Swedish buffer fund inquiry
SWEDEN – Peter Norman says stakeholders should see inquiry into AP funds as a 'blank canvas'.
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NewsEFRP launches new committees focusing on DB, DC issues
EUROPE – IAPF chief executive Jerry Moriarty appointed chair of DC group.
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NewsEFRP rebrands itself, confirms NAPF's Joanne Segars as new chairwoman
EUROPE – Pierre Bollon, Benne Van Popta also elected vice-chairs at Dublin meeting.
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NewsCollateral increasingly 'scarce' for pension funds, CICF warns
EUROPE – Trade associations alert European Commission of 'growing importance' of collateral.
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Bulgarian pensions industry expecting raid on second pillar
BULGARIA – Industry experts voice growing concerns over potential ‘Hungary scenario’.
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NewsUK roundup: B&CE, Master Trust Association, Environment Agency
UK – Master Trust Association founding member B&CE endorses 'pot follows member' alternative.
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NewsCzech second-pillar pension system passes final hurdle
CZECH REPUBLIC – Parliament shrugs off presidential veto to pass controversial reforms.
