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NewsCapital requirements 'disastrous' for pensions, growth, Commission warned
Joint letter by NAPF, union and employer representatives cautions Commission president Barroso.
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NewsPension funds to enjoy temporary exemption from new derivatives rules
European Commission to review regulation for schemes after three-year reprieve.
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NewsIrish government urged to allow early access to pension savings
Government should allow 25% tax-free lump sum to be drawn down, experts say.
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NewsDutch watchdog raps pensions providers for communications blunders
Providers late in providing information, and when they do, it's often incorrect, says AFM.
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NewsDutch Supreme Court rules that pension rights 'cannot expire'
Ruling will require pension providers to keep records for longer periods of time.
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NewsEU has got it wrong on solvency levels for alternatives investment – Lyxor
Solvency requirement of 49% for 'riskier' investments should be lowered to 25%.
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NewsEU takes first formal step to harmonise regulation of European foundations
Internal market commissioner Michel Barnier unveils proposal for European Foundation Statute.
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NewsSolvency II heel-dragging 'potentially harmful' to EU credibility – EIOPA
Chairman calls on European Commission, Parliament and Council for clear timeline.
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NewsNAPF accepts need of further 'medicine' in shape of £50bn QE3
But association warns that short-term stimulus will leave pensioners in 'long-term pain'.
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Swedish roundup: Solvency II, Peter Norman, Collectum, AP1
Solvency II proposals must be revised before being submitted to parliament, says regulator.
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NewsUK pensions watchdog bans trustees for life over 'persistent' breaches
TPR finds 'serious' breaches of investment regulation, legislation for former trustees.
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NewsWebb unveils plans for 'defined aspiration' pension consultation
Pensions minister pledges to explore 'third-option' scheme model allowing for risk-sharing.
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NewsEuropean Parliament reiterates support for financial transaction tax
Claims tax would not only curb high-frequency trading but boost euro-zone GDP.
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NewsDutch pensions regulator slams proposal for financial transaction tax
EFRP calls for pension funds, IORPs and asset managers working on their behalf to be exempted.
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NewsEurobonds should be long-term, 'even permanent', solution
ICMA says bonds should not be seen as 'crisis instrument', but part of permanent vehicle.
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NewsNational Association of Pension Funds blasts 'toxic' annuity market
Pension funds should have in-built, open-market option, allowing members to "shop around".
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NewsEuropean Commission to unveil White Paper on pensions next week
After several delays, Commission to publish much-anticipated paper on Valentine's Day.
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NewsInvestor beware: The trouble with due diligence
ABP's lawsuit against Goldman Sachs highlights a number of unresolved questions over due diligence.
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NewsDutch OK draft law allowing pensioners to sit on boards of industry-wide funds
Until now, only employers and employees have been allowed to sit on industry-wide boards.
