Latest on Regulation & Reform – Page 311
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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.
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NewsParliamentary committee calls for removal of NEST restrictions
Says contribution cap, transfer ban should be addressed 'as a matter of urgency'.
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NewsUK roundup: PPF, KPMG, Steve Webb, Wedgwood Museum
Schemes in deficit included in PPF 7800 fall by a third between January and February.
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NewsGreek bond investors have been 'led to slaughter', critics claim
Retroactive inclusion of collective-action clauses leaves swaps 'vulnerable' to lawsuits.
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NewsEuropean pension funds warned over impact of Dodd-Frank rules
Regulation to increase cost of swaps with US-based banks, consultancies warn.
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NewsUK roundup: DC investment management fees, Gatemore, Teva
Pensions industry must be transparent on fees or risk 'irreparable damage' to auto-enrolment.
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NewsIrish state asset sale must consider pensions deficits, opposition warns
Fianna Fáil says €3bn sale of state assets would reap 'minimal' return.
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NewsUK pensions regulator should be allowed to merge DC schemes – NAPF
Chairman renews call to 'institutionalise' market through handful of 'super trusts'.
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NewsHungarian pension funds ask second-pillar savers for 'donations'
Local schemes worry second-pillar system cannot survive without 'voluntary donations'.
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NewsUK pension funds £90bn poorer thanks to QE2, says NAPF
Association calls on regulator to change way pension fund liabilities are calculated.
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NewsStarting point for revised IORP directive 'fundamentally flawed'
NAPF's Martin Mannion says directive is 'biggest threat' to pensions industry in years.
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NewsEuropean authorities launch consultation on OTC derivatives directive
Stakeholders asked to respond to consultation paper before 2 April.
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NewsIORP directive must account for past pensions promises – Faull
Applying tougher rules to back book of schemes would be 'financially unsustainable'.
