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UK Pensions Regulator 'unlikely' to be given power to force mergers
UK – CEO says approaches seen in Denmark, Netherlands ‘too interventionist’ for UK.
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NewsNow: Pensions worried by auto-enrolment opt-out provisions
UK – Denmark 'some years ahead' with similar problem, says chief executive Lars Rohde.
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NewsSwedish roundup: Buffer fund inquiry, AP3, DC transfer rights
SWEDEN – Chief executive at AP3 comes out swinging against buffer fund inquiry.
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German roundup: Arcandor, Valovis, Baden-Württemberg state pension fund
GERMANY – Insolvent retailer Arcandor manages to quit itself of Valovis Bank.
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NewsAPG paper suggests improvements to 'holistic balance sheet' approach
EUROPE – HBS 'intellectually tempting', but could be strengthened in number of ways, experts say.
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Leaks could derail talks over pension deficit – Aer Lingus
IRELAND – Leaks detailing proposals to tackle €750m deficit could put outcome ‘at risk’.
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NewsUK roundup: ONS, NAPF, Barnett Waddingham, Towers Watson
UK – Office of National Statistics launches review of retail prices index.
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NewsNetherlands becomes first country to implement AIFMD
EUROPE – Move positions country as 'top destination' for alternative asset managers.
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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.
