Latest on Regulation & Reform – Page 397
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Special ReportRoom at the halfway house
With pan-European pension vehicles a distant vision, simpler cross-border schemes may be the way ahead, finds Gail Moss
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FeaturesPressure to re-bundle
Liam Kennedy concludes that the German version of fiduciary management will look different from its Dutch counterpart
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Air France pilots strike over pensions
[16:45 CET 14-11] FRANCE - Air France pilots began a four-day strike today in a dispute over proposed increases in their retirement age and the reform of their pension fund, the CNPR.
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Pension fund governance missing target says OPF
[13:00 CET 14-11] NETHERLANDS - Pension fund governance is going too far and causing serious problems in decision-making and staffing, according to the Foundation for Company Pension Funds (OPF).
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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.
