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UK regulator starts personal accounts procurement
[16:00 CET 14-11] UK – The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has initiated the procurement process for a number of contracts needed to develop the employer compliance regime required for personal accounts from 2012.
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Features
More than a compound noun
Iain Morse assesses trends in Germany’s Depotbank and master KAG segments
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Special ReportThe state as business partner
New public sector accounting standards will open new doors for the financial services industry, say Hans-Jürgen Dannheisig and Clemens Schuerhoff
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FeaturesMixed message on fund sales
Expected changes to capital gains tax will fuel a surge in funds sales but 2008 will not be a bumper year, say Hans-Jürgen Dannheisig and Clemens Schuerhoff
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FeaturesThe Swiss see calm amid the storm
As the US-centric credit crunch places some of its leading financial institutions, like UBS, under real stress, Nina Röhrbein reports on the usually sedate world of Swiss asset management
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No state aid for ailing Dutch schemes
[15:40 CET 13-11] NETHERLANDS – The Dutch minister of finance Wouter Bos today said that pension funds with liquidity problems should not expect any financial help from the Dutch government.
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NewsUK consults on employer debt changes
[16:30 CET 12-11] UK – The UK's Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has issued an informal consultation on whether to revise the rules relating to employer debt provisions.
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NewsDutch govt supports pension umbrella proposal
[15:30 CET 12-11] NETHERLANDS - Social Affairs minister Piet Hein Donner is willing to change the Pension Act to enable cooperation between different small company pension funds within an umbrella scheme.
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NewsObama good for pension funds, says Hermes
[16:20 CET 11-11] GLOBAL – Incoming US President Barack Obama should be good for pension funds because he will seek more “accountable capitalism”, the head of Hermes’ corporate governance arm reckons.
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NewsDutch port workers to snub Optas pension offer
[15:40 CET 11-11] NETHERLANDS – Dutch harbour workers are unlikely to accept the recent offer of €350m towards their pensions from insurer Optas Foundation, according to workers’ representatives.
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Expert challenges Austrian pension estimates
[15:51 CET 11-11] AUSTRIA – Calculations of future pension costs in Austria's state system are up to 8% short, according to a former government advisor.
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Italy delays review of funds' asset limits
[16:20 CET 11-11] ITALY – A planned review aimed at allowing Italian pension funds to diversify into higher yielding asset classes has been put on hold, IPE has learnt.
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Dutch schemes get more time to recover - DNB
[17:30 CET 10-11] NETHERLANDS – The Dutch pension regulator DNB and the ministry of social affairs today announced pension funds will not have to submit recovery plans before April next year.
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IMF warns of need for Finnish pension reforms
[17:15 CET 06-11] FINLAND – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned Finland it needs to improve pension fund management if it is to cope with a rapidly ageing population.
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Pension self-certifying may increase admin burden
[17:10 CET 06-11] UK – Pensions experts are warning the drafting of a government amendment to the Pensions Bill 2008 - allowing employers to 'self-certify' their existing pension scheme meets a "quality" standard - will increase the administrative burden on employers.
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Make second pillar mandatory – union head
[16:00 CET 05-11] GERMANY – The head of one of the largest German unions, IG Metall, Werner Lohre, thinks only a mandatory system can get second pillar participation to the necessary level.
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PPF seeks trustee managers for FAS role
[15:15 CET 05-11] UK – The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) is seeking trustee relationship managers to assist the trustees of schemes entering the Financial Assistance Scheme (FAS).
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Denmark delivers 30-yr bonds for pensions
[16:10 CET 04-11] DENMARK - The Danish government and central bank have agreed to issue a long-term government bond for the amount of around DKR60bn, following demands from the Danish pension sector.
