Latest on Regulation & Reform – Page 37
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NewsFCA finalises rules for return to investor-funded investment research
FCA makes some changes to guardrails to increase likelihood of take-up of new payment option
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Opinion PiecesViewpoint: How EU policymakers can help plug Europe’s pension gaps
Petra Hielkema, EIOPA’s chair, sets out how the authority and EU policymakers can build an ecosystem capable of plugging the substantial pension gaps Europe is facing
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NewsSmall progress on Mansion House Compact ambitions as barriers remain
ABI report shows signatories currently hold £793m of unlisted equity assets in their DC default funds, equivalent to 0.36% of the total value of their DC default funds
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NewsPRA threatens to restrict funded reinsurance if risk management is not improved
Regulator warns that if not properly controlled, growing number of funded reinsurance transactions could lead to ‘rapid build-up of risks in the sector’
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NewsThe Pensions Regulator’s funding code is laid in parliament
The industry is still awaiting the publication of final statement of strategy and employer covenant assessment
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NewsAba calls for changes to second-pillar reform draft in upcoming legislative process
The association says draft bill fails to make ‘big steps’ forward, protecting existing or vested benefits
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NewsAlecta broke the rules, says Swedish FSA, as it mulls intervention
Occupational pensions giant says will respond to watchdog’s letter by 6 September
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NewsUK pension schemes endorse call for policy shift to combat climate change
The call is endorsed by 35 pension schemes with assets totalling £84bn
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NewsBaFin changes supervisory practice following ESMA’s fund names guidelines
ESMA’s guidelines will ‘completely replace’ BaFin’s old supervisory approach, says BaFin’s Thorsten Pötzsch
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NewsUK regulator clarifies capital release expectations for superfunds
The market is expected to operate on the updated guidance ‘for some time’ before legislation passes
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AnalysisNew international net-zero standard to be ‘end-to-end’
New standard could give confidence to investors looking to move capital to actors who are on a high-integrity net-zero pathway
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NewsShell to pay at least €500m to Dutch pension fund upon switch to DC
The agreed compensation for the disappearance of the sponsor guarantee is several hundreds of millions of euros higher than previously foreseen by the company
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NewsSecond-pillar pension reform can impact employers’ costs, says APK
New thresholds affect almost all members and employers, leading to higher costs for occupational pensions and additional administration
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NewsUK government announces ‘landmark’ pensions review
Chancellor of the exchequer, Rachel Reeves, says the review is set to boost investment, increase pension pots and tackle waste in the UK pensions system
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News‘Immediate changes’ to reduce UK Stewardship Code reporting burden
Financial Reporting Council provides update following first stage of ‘fundamental review’ of Code
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NewsSmart Pension publishes blueprint for implementation of key policies
Smart Pension outlined key actions for new UK government to ensure the financial security of savers in retirement
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NewsSocial partners slam German government’s plans to cut first-pillar funds
Germany plans to reduce public subsidies for the pay-as-you system between 2025 and 2027
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NewsSwiss pension funds gauge impact of second-pillar reform
Stiftung Auffangeinrichtung BVG says would record lower losses of around CHF3m per year following the reduction of the conversion rate
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AnalysisIPE DACH Briefing: Germany’s AfD sets party’s pension plans
Bundesrat on first pillar pension system, KENFO, CERN, and Switzerland’s AMAS on stewardship
