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Europe shouts 'no' to IASB's proposed pensions reforms
[17:00 CEST 03-10] EUROPE – European pension funds have collectively given a strong thumbs-down to key proposals set out by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) on pensions accounting reforms, and even argue the initial review creates more problems than it solves.
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Irish reform consultation lacks consensus
[16:00 CEST 03-10] IRELAND – The Green Paper consultation process outlined last year concerning pension reforms has revealed a "general lack of consensus" over the next steps regarding pensions, according to a government report.
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EC to test feasibility of pan-EU researchers' pension
[17:05 CEST 02-10] EUROPE – The European Commission is seeking a contractor to conduct a feasibility study into the potential for developing a pan-European pension fund for researchers working across the EU.
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EC fancies monitoring role of private pensions
[16:50 CEST 02-10] EUROPE – Charlie McCreevy, European Commissioner for internal markets, today argued the European Commission (EC) should have a monitoring role in the European private pensions markets.
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TPR conflicts guidance falls short on 'thorny' issues
[16:50 CEST 02-10] UK – The Pensions Regulator's (TPR) final trustee guidance on conflicts of interest places more emphasis on education and support than in offering "real conclusions" on difficult issues such as the disclosure of confidential information, Sacker & Partners has claimed.
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NAPF commentary on amendments to IAS 19 Employee Benefits
The launch of the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB)’s Discussion Paper was overshadowed by the earlier Discussion Paper on pensions accounting from the UK’s Accounting Standards Board (ASB).
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NAPF queries IASB's 'radical tidying' of pensions accounting
UK – The National Association of Pensions Funds (NAPF) has attacked proposals from the International Accounting Standards Board to change the way employee pensions are accounted as being pre-emptive and of being far more radical than what was supposed to be an interim assessment of a larger review.
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Capital guarantee hinders pensions – analyst
[16:30 CEST 30-09] EUROPE – Institutional investors in Europe are hindered by guarantees to grow returns and in their ability help stabilise capital markets, according to Peter Brezinschek, chief analyst of Raiffeisen Zentralbank (RZB).
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Greece begins final phase of pension fund mergers
GREECE - The Greek Ministry of Labor and Social Security is pushing through the third and last restructuring phase for the local public pension system tomorrow by merging the 133 current funds into 13 new ones.
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TPR could be 'stumbling block' to M&A
[17:05 CEST 29-09] UK – The UK Pension Regulator (TPR) should take a long-term view on pension funds before curtailing corporate activity by intervening in takeovers where pensions-related issues arise, consultancy firm Aon has warned.
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NewsNew face to take on IASB pensions review
[16:30 CEST 26-09] GLOBAL - The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) has moved to reassure constituents its pensions accounting project has adequate staffing following the departure last week of project team member Jenny Lee.
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PADA’s Jones urges employers to use personal pccounts
[17:10 CEST 25-09] UK – Tim Jones, the chief executive of the Personal Accounts Delivery Authority (PADA), today urged employers to use the government’s Personal Accounts alongside auto-enrolment when they are introduced in 2012.
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EC to regulate rating agencies
[16:30 CEST 25-09] EUROPE – European Commissioner for internal markets DG Charley McCreevy is set to unveil proposals for the regulation of ratings agencies but has warned against blaming hedge funds and private equity for recent troubles in the financial markets.
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New tax might reduce long-term fund saving – BVI
[16:15 CEST 24-09] GERMANY – Long-term investors in funds must be exempt from the new CGT to be introduced in Germany from next year, the federal association of investment and asset management BVI has warned.
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ECJ tackles age discrimination in pensions
[16:50 CEST 23-09] EUROPE – The European Court of Justice has unveiled two key judgment developments today which suggest pensioners cannot argue they have a right to work beyond the state retirement age if the employer does not allow it while companies can also refuse to pay benefits on the ...
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Slovakia continues 2nd pillar erosion
SLOVAKIA – The Slovakian government is making a fresh claim on private pension provision and has introduced a second deadline allowing Slovakians to leave the second pillar pension system in favour of the state-run pension scheme.
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Special ReportStill a need to stick to principles
The pensions landscape might have changed greatly since the Myners principles were set out seven years ago, but David White finds that they are as relevant as ever
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FeaturesRegulatory response to market turmoil
IPE asked three pension funds – in the Netherlands, the UK and Sweden – ‘Do you think the authorities will respond to the current market turmoil with new regulation?’ Here are their answers:
