Latest on Regulation & Reform – Page 310
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NewsUK regulator predicts growth in multi-employer pension schemes
Companies will opt increasingly for schemes that are 'large, durable and low cost'.
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NewsAP3 head says Swedish buffer fund closure a 'very open question'
Kerstin Hessius says review of buffer fund system may not lead to closure of two funds.
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NewsIndustry associations call on Brussels to drop solvency rules for IORPs
Group of eight associations claims solvency rules would have major impact on markets, companies.
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NewsGermany's AbA questions member state support for Solvency II reforms
GERMANY – Pension association warns capital requirements could divert funding from stimulus measures.
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NewsUK roundup: FSA, pension transfer value, Policy Exchange, police pension schemes
FSA launches consultation on pension transfer values, saying current assumptions could be misleading.
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NewsING pension fund loses court case against Hungarian supervisor
Company overcharged members by investing in funds instead of equities, watchdog says.
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NewsDutch minister moves to allow pension fund boards consisting of experts only
Social affairs minister Henk Kamp submits draft governance bill to parliament.
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NewsParliamentary review to examine collective DC options
DWP select committee to examine 'wider issues raised' by consultation on auto-enrolment.
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NewsUK roundup: TPR, ONS, Towers Watson, Steve Webb
Watchdogs warn pension fund members over 'opaque' early-access offers.
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NewsPension funds should review asset-backed contributions 'urgently' – PwC
UK Treasury says changes aim to prevent 'unintended' excess tax relief.
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NewsTreasury to take CPI case to Supreme Court, pensions group predicts
Civil Service Pensioners' Alliance says government "put economic cart before statutory horse".
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NewsUK roundup: Wedgwood Museum, Rothesay Life, Prudential Retirement
Minister rules out changes to pensions legislation to prevent fire sale at museum.
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NewsQ&A with EIOPA chairman Gabriel Bernardino
IPE speaks with chairman about revisions to IORP directive, White Paper on pensions.
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NewsErste Bank closes second-pillar pensions business in Hungary
Bank says recent regulatory changes made profitable operations 'impossible'.
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NewsUK roundup: Hymans Robertson, buy-ins, DWP, auto-enrolment, cross-border workers
Hymans Robertson predicts fall in buy-in costs, urges schemes to consider hedging strategy.
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NewsWhite Paper plans could threaten survival of workplace pensions – AEIP
European Association of Paritarian Institutions rejects 'purely internal market' approach.
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NewsUK roundup: CPI v RPI, Unison, Unite, Sackers, USS, SEC
Court of Appeal set to rule on legality of indexation switch to consumer prices index.
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NewsIrish government requests OECD review of pension policy
Minister announces policy review at Irish Association of Pension Funds dinner.
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NewsIndustry associations divided on White Paper on pensions
German association VFPK decries 'pan-European solution' to problem that 'does not exist'.
