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News£40bn infrastructure guarantees could create 'radically new' financing
UK – KPMG positive about government guarantee scheme for 'nationally significant' infrastructure.
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NewsSolvency II could drive investors from BBB bonds, EDHEC warns
EUROPE – Cost requirements could outweigh anticipated returns, study concludes.
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NewsBrussels to welcome Kay recommendations on quarterly reporting – UKSIF
EUROPE – Ethical investment association says Kay Review an 'asset' to offer rest of world.
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NewsDutch government moots future issuance of inflation-linked bonds
NETHERLANDS – Treasury could issue long-duration ILBs if rates begin to rise.
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NewsUK business lobby calls for smoothed discount rate for pension funds
CBI director general says 'artificially high' deficits curbing business investment.
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Austria's Valida snaps up Siemens pension fund, severance pay assets
AUSTRIA - Austrian branch of technology giant sells more than €800m in company pension fund assets.
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NewsIrish government says lower management fees could offset pensions levy
Minister says outcome of asset management fee review will lead to overall reduction in scheme costs.
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NewsGerman asset management association defends GOEFs against AIFMD
EUROPE – Outlawing creation of new open-ended funds would 'work against' institutional investors.
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NewsIAPF welcomes decision to issue index-linked, amortising bonds
But more must be done to create 'coherent' regulatory framework, association warns.
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NewsIreland announces details of index-linked, amortising bonds
Issuances aimed at pensions market to raise up to €5bn over next 18 months, according to NTMA.
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NewsNEST raises concerns over DWP solution for small pension pots
Trust says government must review restrictions on transfers into, out of NEST.
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NewsNAPF, PPF welcome £40bn infrastructure guarantee
Chancellor of exchequer announces plans to underwrite 'significant' projects.
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NewsDutch retirement age increase to reduce pensioners by half million
Raising age from 65 to 67 in 2023 to cut number of pensioners by half million by 2025.
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NewsUK to launch automatic pot transfers 'as soon as practicable'
Department for Work and Pensions expresses preference for 'pot follows employee' over aggregator funds.
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NewsEngineering lobby pushes for LGPS infrastructure platform
ACE says vehicle should aim for £6bn investment from local authorities.
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Spanish government in talks with pensions industry on bond rules
Proposal would see sovereign bond portfolios valued at market maturity instead of mark-to-market.
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Italy's Law 703 fails to set boundaries for investment risk – Fonchim
New version of law to set out investment guidelines for country’s pension funds.
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NewsEIOPA consultation on QIS not doing its job, says Punter Southall
EUROPE – Study will shed little light on true impact of HBS on pension funds, consultancy warns.
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NewsUK roundup: State pension, automatic pension age, NAPF, Ed Miliband
NAPF laments delay to White Paper on state pension reform, saying 'time for discussion' now past.
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Levy increase 'no surprise' after six-fold deficit increase
Levy framework requires average asset, liability values over five-year period, PPF says.
