Latest on Regulation & Reform – Page 38
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News‘Business as usual’ for UK pensions schemes following King’s speech
Labour government introduces Pensions Scheme Bill
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NewsCost Transparency Standard for pension schemes launches in Ireland
It will enable trustees to better understand the investment costs they pay and to benchmark these costs against their peers
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NewsPensions experts propose further changes to Germany’s second pillar reform bill
The draft bill misses the opportunity to adjust the level of pensions after inflation, says WTW
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NewsICGN sets out investor sustainability assurance expectations
The corporate governance group has called on national regulators to adopt upcoming IAASB and IESBA sustainability assurance standards
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NewsISSB vice-chair rules out changes to its sustainability rules
“We’re not in the market for collecting suggestions for amendments to brand new standards”, says Sue Lloyd
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NewsNorway’s KLP defence risks blurring all procurement rules, says Storebrand
Government ‘seems to be picking a fight with Brussels’ by rejecting ESA’s backing of complaint over lack of mandatory municipal pensions tendering, Hippe says
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NewsNGOs announce ‘independent, science-backed’ taxonomy to raise EU game
New platform ‘not intended as critique of EU taxonomy’
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NewsEC official dismisses concerns about CSRD materiality assessments
Sven Gentner was speaking on a panel at IPE’s recent Transition conference
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NewsGermany’s Bundesrat raises concerns over first-pillar pension reform
The draft law to reform the first pillar pension system is insufficient to place the pay-as-you-go system on a financially sustainable footing, it says
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NewsDutch pensions body positive about ESA SFDR government bonds proposal
But wary of sustainability indicator idea
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NewsPensionDanmark and Lærernes told to correct alternatives valuation processes
Danish pension funds handed orders from FSA to improve valuation methods for private equity, infrastructure and illiquid credit investments
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NewsInvestment industry disappointed over final version of FCA’s listing rules
Concerns over listing rules have not been heard, says ICGN and Railpen
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AnalysisIPE Nordic Briefing: Review of Sweden’s ITP occupational pension system
Skandia calls for ITP review; Sweden’s Fund Selection Agency on the look-out for sustainability/ESG platforms; Finland’s VER chief on capital market infrastructure
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NewsJoint Treasury/DWP appointment ignites hope for joined-up pensions policy approach
Emma Reynolds has been appointed Parliamentary Secretary at HM Treasury and DWP
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NewsKENFO could become Germany’s central public sector asset manager
KENFO CEO Anja Mikus says it would manage the assets of the first pillar generational capital fund (Generationenkapital) in the long term
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NewsCFA Institute study finds ‘worrying’ views on EU ESG regulatory framework
The study found a range of challenges facing EU investors around ESG disclosures, which the CFA said regulators should pay attention to.
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NewsSDR enthusiasm is waning among managers, according to Morningstar
Managers are taking a ‘wait and see’ approach in adopting the SDR label due to stringent criteria of regime as well as UK-centric nature of labelling criteria
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NewsBaFin to replace IT strategy requirements for IORPs with DORA
The instructions are not mandatory, but offer ‘great added value in practice’, says BaFin
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NewsResearch budgets rise globally for first time since MiFID II – survey
Last year saw research budgets stabilising and now there is confirmation that the trend has turned, says Substantive Research CEO
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NewsIBM’s Danish pension fund rapped by FSA for using key assets as collateral
Closed company DB scheme found to have insufficient unencumbered assets to cover obligations, given that some were pledged as security for derivatives
