Latest on Regulation & Reform – Page 437
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Watching for political change
Reeta Cevik assesses the regulatory framework governing Turkish pension funds and asset management
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Levelling the playing field
George Coats looks at how the Northern Cypriot government is seeking to unify its pensions regime, which currently favours civil servants at the expense of other employees
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Counting the cost of regulation
Gerhard Scheuenstuhl outlines a study into the relationship between pension regulation, investment and funding costs
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Greeks await new pensions framework
New regulations are needed to meet the challenges of global investment, says Reeta Cevik
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Oil alone not enough to support ageing Norway, IMF warns
[16:53 CEST 12-06] NORWAY – Reforming early retirement provisions is one of the most pressing issues to ensure a sustainable pension system in the future, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has told the Norwegian government.
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Swiss pension cuts postponed
[16:52 CEST 12-06] SWITZERLAND – The second chamber of the Swiss parliament criticised its fellow parliamentarians for rushing a reform of the pension system.
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Pension fund interest in private equity rises 26%
[16:51 CEST 12-06] EUROPE – Private equity firms in Europe raised a record sum of €112bn in 2006, an increase of 56.4% from the year before, and pension funds contributed more than ever to this growth.
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Sizing up the cost of pensions
New funding regulations are forcing pension funds to run more efficiently, but do larger schemes have an advantage over their smaller peers? Rachel Fixsen reports
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Greek intervention bonds JP Morgan deal
[15:56 CEST 11/06] GREECE – JP Morgan and the four pension funds involved in the disputed bond deal have reached a buy-back agreement.
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German state pension drops below OECD average
[15:51 CEST 11/06] GERMANY – The maximum state pension benefit in Germany will fall below the average for 30 OECD countries because of government reforms enacted earlier this century, according to a new study by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
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IORP review will include solvency - McCreevy
[12:58 CEST 11/06] EUROPE – A review of the IORP directive starting next year will consider a solvency system for pension arrangements, Charlie McCreevy, EU commissioner for Internal Market and Services, told a conference on Friday.
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AFM appoints new chairman
[10:59 CEST 11/06] NETHERLANDS – Former Dutch health minister Hans Hoogervorst will succeed Arthur Docters van Leeuwen as chairman of the Financial Markets Authority (AFM).
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Swiss pensions architect quits board after questions
[17:05 CEST 08/06] SWITZERLAND – Professor Carl Helbling, one of the architects of Switzerland’s corporate pension system, has abandoned his board seat at a Swiss pension fund following questions about his involvement in the attempted sale of a fund affiliation.
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Greek funds reject JP Morgan bond offer
[16:56 CEST 07/06] GREECE/UK – Greek pension funds have rejected the offer by JP Morgan and hedge fund North Asset Management to repurchase a Greek government structured bond, branded dubious by ministers.
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Overlap of indexation label supervision "should be avoided" - ABP
[17:55 CEST 07/06] NETHERLANDS – Dutch pension giant ABP says an overlap could arise in the supervision by DNB and AFM of the indexation label.
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Pensions are "deal or no deal" issue in M&As - LCP
[16:55 CEST 07/06] GLOBAL – Getting pension accounting sorted and knowing a company's true pension costs now rank among the most important issues in any merger and acquisition transaction, Lane Clarke & Peacock (LCP) has told company representatives.
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OECD raps all members over pension reforms
16:52 CEST 07/06] GLOBAL – Some countries are "phasing in pension reforms too slowly", the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) states in its latest "Pensions at a Glance" report.
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Lonely voice against ombudsman merger
[17:07 CEST 06/06] UK – The Association of British Insurers (ABI) is opposed to plans to integrate the Pensions Ombudsman (PO) within the Financial Ombudsman Services (FOS).
