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PPF seeks help to clean up scheme data
[12:00 CEST 25-10] UK – The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) is tendering for services to review data of incoming pension schemes.
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Collectum computer crash forces ITP extension
[14:00 CEST 24-10] SWEDEN – Collectum, the online services responsible for pooling money within Sweden’s white-collar pension scheme ITP, has extended the period within which people decide where to invest their money because of technical difficulties.
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Pension experts disagree over deferred benefits
[16:00 CEST 23-10] UK – The National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) has backed a proposal by the government to half the cap on indexation of deferred retirement benefits, but consultancy experts have criticised such reforms.
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Scottish MPs plan 'flexible retirement'
[15:30 CEST 23-10] UK – Nearly half of Scottish members of parliament (MSPs) would be able to claim their pensions while still serving, under new plans being considered by the Scottish Parliament.
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Eumedion sees detriment in 'acting in concert' plan
[15:30 CEST 23-10] GERMANY/NETHERLANDS - German government proposals to sharpen the rules on 'acting in concert' will be detrimental to the attractiveness of the German capital markets, said Eumedion, the Dutch platform for institutional investors.
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Tesco staff have lower life expectancy - study (Update)
[14:30 CEST 23-10] UK – Life expectancy of individuals varies significantly, not only by the size of the pension fund analysed but also by industry sector, suggests new research by Pension Capital Strategies (PCS) and Continuous Mortality Investigation (CMI).(Update with quotes from Charles Crowling)
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ABP sets date for fund’s split
[16:45 CEST 22-10] NETHERLANDS – The €215bn Dutch ABP pension scheme has today named the date for its earlier announced split into a fund and an - as yet nameless - separate administration body.
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DWP starts own IORP review
[16:40 CEST 22-10] UK – The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has issued a consultation paper to find out how successful occupational pension schemes have been in implementing the European pension fund directive IORP.
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T-Charter labelled as 'too weak'
[15:00 CEST 22-10] GLOBAL – Standards set by the newly-launched charter for best practice in transition management should be raised, State Street, Barclays Global Investors (BGI) and Russell Investments have demanded.
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New NHS fund gives equal deal to Scots
[15:00 CEST 19-10] UK – Scottish cabinet ministers yesterday announced health care workers in Scotland have earned the same pensions deal as colleagues in England and Wales.
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Not all wealth fund investment welcome - Barroso
[16:00 CEST 19-10] EUROPE – EU member states should take a common approach to protect the union from investments out of line with standards set by the European Union, said José Manuel Barroso, president of the European Commission.
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Swiss get incentives to work longer
[13:00 CEST 19-10] SWITZERLAND – Employees who work beyond the statutory retirement age can continue to pay into their third pillar pension provision for five years, the government has decreed.
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ÖPAG reveals cross-border destinations
[13:00 CEST 19-10] AUSTRIA – The €1.9bn multi-employer Pensionskasse ÖPAG is in negotiations with Germany and Slovenia to set up second-pillar pension operations.
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Consultants’ study wants Irish annuity rules eased
[17:10 CEST 18-10] IRELAND – The government should reconsider the obligation for defined contribution occupational scheme members to buy annuities at retirement, a study on the Irish annuity market recommends.
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Options galore in Irish pensions green paper
[16:50 CEST 17-10] IRELAND – The government today presented the long-awaited green paper on pensions including issues like scheme funding, retirement age and work flexibility – but giving no recommendations.
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UK consumers get say in personal accounts
[16:50 CEST 17-10] UK – Various consumer groups have been invited by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to join a committee to work with the Personal Accounts Delivery Authority (PADA).
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Dutch supervisor appoints new pensions director
[13:30 CEST 17-10] NETHERLANDS – The Dutch central bank and pension supervisor, DNB, has appointed Joanne Kellermann as its new director.
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ECJ rejects retirement age discrimination claim
[14:40 CEST 16-10] SPAIN – The European Court of Justice (ECJ) today has rejected Félix Palacios de la Villa’s age discrimination claim against his employer, clothing company Cortefiel Servicios SA.
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Swedish supervisor to review small funds’ risk management
[13:30 CEST 16-10] SWEDEN – Supervisory body Finansinspektionen (FI) said it will check whether risk management matches the investment strategy at smaller pension funds.
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Two Dutch schemes to move to Mercer pan-European vehicle
[15:00 CEST 15-10] EUROPE - Two multinational companies are considering moving their Dutch pension activities into a pan-European pension scheme based in Ireland, claims Mercer.
