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Dutch pensions get pre-election respite
NETHERLANDS – Dutch politicians appear to be giving the pensions industry the respite from imposing further legislation that it had asked for said Benne van Popta, chairman of the industry-wide pension association VB.
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Polish pension supervisor KNUiFE to be dissolved (amended)
POLAND – Polish pension supervisor KNUiFE is to be dissolved under a disputed law which will see the three financial supervisory authorities merged into one.
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UK pension regulator finds governance failings
UK – The Pensions Regulator has found a “significant minority” of UK pension funds have shortcomings in important areas of good governance practice.
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New Swiss pension scandal emerges
SWITZERLAND – The Swiss pension industry – already reeling from the Swissfirst insider trading allegations – has been dealt another blow.
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Italy-Germany cross-border pension fund planned
EUROPE - PensPlan, the pension services provider of the semi-autonomous Trentino Alto Adige region in northern Italy, is planning to offer a cross-border fund in Germany under the pension directive.
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EU Parliament to study migrants’ pension rights
EUROPE – The European Parliament is to study ways for migrants to access their European pension rights when they return home.
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Dutch OPF wants one pensions supervisor
NETHERLANDS - The government should aim for only one pensions regulator instead of two, says the Foundation of Company Pension Funds, or OPF.
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German board to discuss IAS19 minimum funding
GERMANY – The German Accounting Standards Board (GASB) is to hold a public discussion following a draft report released in August discussing the IAS19 minimum funding problem.
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European construction pensions task force (amended)
EUROPE – The European Association of Paritarian Institutions has a task force looking at the impact of portable pensions on the construction sector (amends to clarify earlier article).
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Norway: new pension asset department launches
NORWAY – The Norwegian Ministry of Finance’s new asset management department overseeing the state pension funds launches this month.
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AEIP to celebrate 10th anniversary
EUROPE - AEIP, the European Association of Paritarian Institutions of Social Protection, is to celebrate its 10th anniversary under the patronage of José Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission.
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ECB calls for global pension fund supervision
GLOBAL – The European Central Bank has called for global monitoring and supervision of institutional investors such as pension funds.
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Belgium stealing a march
With a brand new pensions law Belgium believes it has arrived at the pan European pension fund solution. Philip Neyt talks to Fennell Betson
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Simplifying the taxation regime
The overall amount in pension schemes is unlikely to change as a result of A-day, except for the minority able to pay higher contributions, argues Adam Stanley
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Providing greater choice
The Dutch pensions system is too rigid and a more tailor-made approach would benefit individual workers, Theo Nijman, professor of investment theory at Tilburg University, tells Leen Preesman
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Aer Lingus plugs pension deficit before IPO
IRELAND – Irish airline Aer Lingus is to make a “one-off” pension contribution ahead of its planned new €1.2bn initial public offering.
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Folksam facing money-laundering allegations
SWEDEN - Swedish insurance company Folksam is facing allegations that it offered clients money-laundering opportunities.
