Latest on Regulation & Reform – Page 294
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NewsDanish roundup: PKA, Forsikring & Pension, PenSam
DENMARK – Industry association chair anticipating consolidation in Danish pensions market.
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NewsBrussels identifies top priorities for long-term investing green paper
EUROPE – European Commission aiming to publish paper as early as December.
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NewsUK roundup: Local government pensions, GMB, NEST, DWP
UK – Opposition Labour party criticises draft Public Service Pensions Bill.
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NewsDutch investors call for cluster munitions 'exclusion' list
NETHERLANDS – Investment ban scheduled to go into effect from 1 January 2013.
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NewsDenmark outlines minimum standards for basic labour-market pensions
DENMARK – Committee of Money and Pensions Panel publishes eight standards every basic pension should meet.
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NewsAmsterdam council member tipped as next Dutch social affairs minister
NETHERLANDS – Incumbent Henk Kamp widely expected to become minister of economic affairs.
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NewsUK roundup: Towers Watson on quantitative easing, Berkshire
UK – Impact of QE on pension funds 'exaggerated', Towers Watson claims.
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New rules for money market funds could trigger outflows
EUROPE – Institutionals’ reaction to new valuation rules remains unclear, Fitch warns.
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NewsLarger Dutch pension providers allowed to identify clients
NETHERLANDS – APG, PGGM to have more leeway when identifying clients, despite complaints from insurers.
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German government dismisses pension industry's call for reforms
GERMANY – Minister dismisses complaints that second-pillar pension system is too complex.
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NewsIrish actuaries call for 'urgent' changes to pension wind-ups
IRELAND – Actuarial society outlines three principles for wind-up order backed by social partners.
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NewsOECD set to recommend auto-enrolment for Irish pension system
IRELAND – Author of review of country's system describes auto-enrolment as 'sensible' third way.
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NewsESG roundup: Women board quotas, Newsweek Green Rankings
GLOBAL – European Commission puts off decision on women quotas for corporate board positions.
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Pension fund CFO dismisses QIS as 'Solvency II with complexity'
GERMANY – Association says revised IORP Directive ‘completely unfit’ for occupational pensions.
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NewsIrish government report highlights 'worst charges possible' for pensions
IRELAND – Social Protection paper claims 31% of savings pot lost due to 2.18% annual fee.
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Study reveals gulf between employers, employees' retirement expectations
GLOBAL – More than half of employees expect to work beyond retirement age, survey shows.
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NewsDutch Pensions Federation calls for 'random' admin checks
NETHERLANDS – Recommendation follows DNB report highlighting 'considerable' discrepancies.
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NewsBrussels should allow DC pensions to invest in 'illiquid' funds – AREF
EUROPE – Association urges EC to keep illiquid real estate funds open to retail investors.
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NewsPensions compulsion would cause 'awful lot of trouble', Webb warns
UK – Pensions minister tells NAPF conference that industry has more pressing problems.
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Austria's VBV calls for separation of active, retired pension fund members
AUSTRIA – Having separate portfolios would help schemes adjust to low interest rates, CIO says.
