Latest on Regulation & Reform – Page 294
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NewsReal estate capital requirement rules 'won't work' – EC report
EUROPE – Regulators should be given powers to cap maximum loan-to-value ratios, committee says.
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NewsMoney market funds wary of possible 'shadow banking' rules
GLOBAL – European Parliament now reviewing Commission's Green Paper on the practice.
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NewsDutch regulator adopts new discount rate for pension funds
NETHERLANDS – Ultimate forward rate to lift coverage ratios to about 102%, Mercer estimates.
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UK roundup: Pensions Regulator, Mercer, Xafinity
UK – Watchdog chair calls on pension funds to invest in UK rather than de-risk through Gilts.
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INVERCO dismisses use of Spanish reserve fund for regional debt
SPAIN – Investment association says government will use €3bn solely for pensions.
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Dutch pension funds' coverage jumps to 102% using UFR, says Aon Hewitt
NETHERLANDS – Pensions regulator to publish exact accounting method later this week.
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NewsEIOPA's QIS technical specifications reveal 'tensions' with Brussels
EUROPE – Pensions experts see discord on number of studies, timescale for revised Directive.
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NewsECB welcomes reporting requirements under revised IORP Directive
EUROPE – Says revised Directive will help harmonise data for pension funds across Europe.
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NewsEIOPA submits QIS technical standards for revised IORP Directive
EUROPE – Authority receives 117 responses from across Europe in consultation process.
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Spain's use of Social Security Reserve Fund 'vague'
SPAIN – Local consultants surprised by government’s use of funds to ‘cover some treasury needs’.
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Dutch parties to increase retirement age sooner than expected
NETHERLANDS – Liberal, labour parties also negotiating on ‘transitional’ arrangements.
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German pensions experts see IORP review as no threat – poll
GERMANY – Review poses little threat to occupational pensions, according to straw poll.
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NewsBrussels should focus on national pension frameworks – EDHEC
EUROPE – European Commission should do more at national level before tackling harmonisation.
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NewsPensions experts welcome Wheatley Review of LIBOR, but call for more clarity
UK – Martin Wheatley unveils review of inter-bank lending rate commissioned in July.
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NewsPension funds should 'beware' calls to boost domestic investment
EUROPE – Experts at AGI event say diversification best antidote to financial repression.
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NewsIrish sovereign annuities no longer 'silver bullet'
IRELAND – Decline of bond yields may take shine off sovereign annuities, says Aon Hewitt.
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NewsEuropean Foundation Statute takes step closer to reality
EUROPE – European Parliament, Council should adopt proposal 'without delay', committee says.
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NewsItalian, Spanish bond-yield correlation 'absurd', says Allianz
EUROPE – Head of European fixed income has 'strong conviction' euro-zone will survive.
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NewsESMA publishes technical standards on EMIR regulation
EUROPE – Authority maintains 99.5% minimum confidence interval for OTC derivatives.
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NewsBrussels redoubles efforts to pass pensions portability directive
EUROPE – European Commission also keen to set up tracking services for pension rights.
