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Reforms to deliver pensions through Netherlands' banks
[17:02 CEST 10-07] NETHERLANDS - Dutch banks will soon be allowed to offer tax-friendly pension products on a similar basis as insurers, thanks to government changes to the regulatory regime.
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Regulator calls for trustee report feedback
[13:00 CEST 09-07] IRELAND – The Pensions Board, Ireland’s pensions regulator, has called for written comments on its Report on Trusteeship.
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Time for climate discussion is over – LAPFF
[11:00 CEST 09-07] UK – The Local Authority Pension Fund Forum (LAPFF) is urging the government to introduce more ambitious emission targets and mandatory corporate reporting on greenhouse gas emissions.
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NAPF finds pensions regulation a worry
UK – Three quarters of UK pension schemes are more concerned about the regulatory burden than improving longevity and closing their deficits, research suggests.
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Looking over the regulatory fence
The freedom of the EU pensions directive allows pension funds to move to more favourable jurisdictions. But, as Rachel Fixsen reports, deciding on such a course of action is not easy
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ECJ makes first cross-border pension tax ruling
[16:38 CEST 05-07] EUROPE – The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has made its first ruling on tax obstacles to the cross-border transfer of pension capital.
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Buy back of 'missed' years made easier
[16:38 CEST 05-07] UK – People will be allowed to buy back up to nine years in which they did not contribute to their state pension at any time before their retirement, if the House of Commons accepts a House of Lords’ amendment to the Pension Bill.
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Analyst calls for pension stability in France
[16:22 CEST 05-07]FRANCE – The French supplementary pension system will not start to develop until the government has made a final decision on taxation and regulatory issues, an analyst has warned.
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Pensions sector satisfied with supervisor covenant
NETHERLANDS - The Dutch pensions sector has revealed it is satisfied with the new covenant of cooperation between the two supervisors DNB and AFM.
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Slovakian opting-out plans criticised
SLOVAKIA - Government plans to allow people to withdraw their savings from the mandatory second pillar pension system could destabilise the system and spark higher inflation, the industry has warned.
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Irish pension accounts rise by 37%
IRELAND – There was a 37% increase in the number of people opening Personal Retirement Savings Accounts (PRSAs) in 2006, according to new data from Irish pensions regulator, the Pensions Board.
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Austrian civil servants to get Pensionskasse
AUSTRIA – The government has endorsed a proposal by the court of auditors to set up a Pensionskasse for up to 100,000 federal civil servants.
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Recovering from chaos
The Balkan states have long been considered as being at the end of Europe but Branko Zeleznik sees the beginning of a turnaround
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King coal bows out of the industry
David Morgan is retiring as CEO of Coal Pension Trustees – the executive arm of the trustees of the £26bn (€38bn) pension schemes of the former British Coal – at the end of July after nine years. George Coats asked him about his career
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Judgement day nears for TFR
The coming weeks will see whether the Italian government’s attempt to resuscitate Italy’s flagging pension system has been a success or failure, writes George Coats
