Latest on Regulation & Reform – Page 306
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NewsSwedish roundup: Pensionsgruppen, PPM review, Swedish Pensions Agency
Multi-party working group on pensions sets out agenda for review of PPM system.
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IPA: China's pensions system set to come of age
Profound changes lay ahead for China’s pensions system, writes IPA’s Iain Mills.
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NewsAmendment to Austrian pensions law clears first hurdle
AUSTRIA – Industry expects no further changes after government passes long-awaited reform.
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NewsPensioners hit by quantitative easing should be compensated, report says
Treasury select committee acknowledges 'redistributional' effects of monetary policy.
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NewsFund managers increasingly worried about risk of 'inappropriate' regulations
EDHEC-Risk Institute survey highlights growing concerns over new regulations coming to market.
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NewsInfrastructure fund for London public sector pension schemes a 'ruse'
Think tank claims infrastructure fund 'bolted-on' to sway government on merger plan.
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NewsUK roundup: Merseyside, Mercer, L&G, UBS, defined ambition
Merseyside local authority pension fund to re-tender more than one-quarter of portfolio.
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News'Modest tweaks' could allow pension funds to invest in UK residential
Industry bodies call on government to lift barriers to institutional investment in sector.
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NewsAustrian finance ministry dismisses criticism of 'patchwork' pensions
AUSTRIA – Allianz claims current plans to reform 'fragmented' pensions system a 'mistake'.
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NewsPower to issue FSD remains with Pensions Regulator – Eversheds
Reports that trustees can pursue FSDs without regulator 'overstate' matter, lawyer says.
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NewsDutch regulator scolds pension funds for administrative shortcomings
DNB survey finds 'considerable number' of problems in reporting pensions rights.
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NewsIrish funding standard could increase investment risk, Towers Watson warns
Pension funds could concentrate fixed income investments in small number of risky counterparties.
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NewsPlan to pool London pension assets must overcome 'significant challenges'
Vehicle would need to safeguard independence of existing funds, Hymans Robertson warns.
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NewsESMA consultation on UCITS, ETFs 'lacks clarity'
Authority's definition of 'passive investment' falls short of mark, EDHEC-Risk Institute says.
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Most Hungarians keen to save second-pillar pensions system – Stabilitas
Vast majority of respondents to association’s survey express willingness to make ‘donations’.
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NewsDutch Pension Federation wins partial victory over 'misleading' adverts
Advertising Code Committee raps Federation's knuckles over number of claims.
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NewsIrish Pensions Bill could give minister 'blank cheque', Aon Hewitt warns
Social protection minister could adjust minimum funding standard without parliamentary vote.
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NewsSwiss roundup: BVK aid package, AHV mandates, Vontobel vs Towers Watson
BVK aid package could face referendum despite support from regional parliament.
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NewsIreland announces details of new funding standard for pension funds
Schemes will be required to hold 15% of liabilities, offset 0.5% interest rate rise.
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NewsDutch Pensions Agreement not enough to keep system afloat, says Capgemini
Consultancy's scenario concludes accord will be 'unsustainable' without further changes.
