Latest on Regulation & Reform – Page 308
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NewsEuropean authority launches discussion paper on proxy advisory services
ESMA paper focuses on factors influencing accuracy, independence and reliability.
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NewsEuropean Commission deems Swedish pensions tax law 'discriminatory'
System discriminates against non-resident schemes, contravenes rules on free movement of capital.
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Corruption trial for Swiss BVK's former asset management head set for July
Civil servants’ pension fund underperforms market average, returning -0.7% in 2011.
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NewsTimeline for EMIR regulation must be extended – Dutch Pension Federation
Consultation response with APG, PGGM and MN raises concerns over disclosure of information.
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NewsDutch pension funds denied recovery plans under new FTK2 framework
Schemes will have to spread effects of financial shocks immediately across generations.
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NewsUK state pension age to rise in line with longevity
Chancellor provides details on automatic link to state pension age expected this summer.
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NewsIAPF urges Irish regulator to launch National Pensions Default Fund
Fund would act as consolidator of pension pots and share DC costs between employers and members.
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Brussels approves transfer of UK Royal Mail pensions deficit
Treasury to take on majority of assets and ‘historic’ £5.4bn pensions deficit.
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NewsBrussels acknowledges impact of Tobin tax on occupational pensions
European Commission 'careful' to mitigate relocation risks, tax-avoidance effects.
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NewsIndustry quiet on UK government's plans for infrastructure fund
Prime minister says UK must look 'urgently' at attracting capital from number of sources.
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NewsUK unions lose appeal over use of CPI for indexation
Pensioners to continue campaign opposing switch, as ruling says government not limited to RPI.
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NewsDutch pensions governance bill poorly conceived, says Labour Foundation
Government 'jeopardising' system by trying to push bill through parliament this spring.
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NewsBrussels warned against inclusion of ETFs in new 'shadow banking' rules
ETFs, money market funds already 'sufficiently regulated', German association says.
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NewsTransfer of Royal Mail pension fund assets to government 'dangerous'
Assets of £28bn to be transferred to Treasury in April, pending European Commission approval.
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NewsOnly 4% of UK employers plan to use NEST, says Towers Watson
Two-thirds of employers to use existing DC plans to auto-enrol employees, survey shows.
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NewsRegulation will deepen impact of inflation on pension funds – BlueCrest
Higher exposure to debt, mandated by regulatory changes, will mean inflation 'erodes' holdings.
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NewsCourt overturns Dutch regulator's order to slash gold allocation
Watchdog facing €10m damages claim – the difference in price between now and when gold was sold.
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NewsDutch Pension Federation campaign reported to Advertising Code Committee
Youth organisation says federation used 'misleading information' in recent campaign.
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NewsEU not the 'bad cop' of pensions reform, commissioner says
But member states failing to get pension systems in order will come under 'serious pressure'.
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NewsIAPF urges Ireland to address 'inequities' of pensions wind-ups
Government urged not to abandon proposals that would prioritise pensions in payment.
