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Dutch pension funds ‘add to tax volatility’
NETHERLANDS – The unique nature of the Dutch pension system has contributed to higher volatility in the government’s tax revenues, according to a new report.
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Dutch cabinet to remove collective DC barriers
NETHERLANDS - The Dutch cabinet has indicated it wants to make the introduction of collective defined contribution schemes easier by removing certain barriers.
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More fears over “misguided” portability directive
EUROPE – Misgivings about the European Commission’s proposed directive on pensions portability have continued to emerge, with the latest salvo coming from the National Association of Pension Funds in the UK.
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Lack of consensus on pensions portability
Many questions remain over the portability of pensions directive and agreement among member states seems as far away as ever, as Violetta Polese reports
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“Back to basics” for pensions accounting project
EUROPE – The Accounting Standards Board is going “back to basics” for its research project into pensions accounting.
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EU launches financial legislation database
EUROPE – The European Commission has set up a database allowing public access to all European Union member states’ financial services legislation - including the directive on occupational pension funds.
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New report calls for European pensions regulator
EUROPE – A new report has called for a European pension regulator among a host of recommendations for the global pensions industry.
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Belgium legislates for pan-European funds
BELGIUM - The Belgian government has passed legislation enabling pan-European pension funds to operate in and from the country.
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Dutch pension fund members get more say
NETHERLANDS – The Dutch government is to amend the current Pension Law proposal to include a legal basis for pension fund members to have a role in the management of funds.
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IASB sets up pensions accounting review
GLOBAL - The International Accounting Standards Board has added post-retirement benefits, including pensions, to its latest research agenda.
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Eureko to sue Polish govt as row escalates
NETHERLANDS – Eureko, the Dutch insurer which owns pensions firm Achmea, is to sue the Polish State Treasury for an infringement of its personal rights.
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Dutch finance regulator to leave early
NETHERLANDS – Arthur Docters van Leeuwen, chairman of market and pensions regulator De Autoriteit Financiële Markten, may leave his post earlier than expected to pursue a political career.
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West Midlands tenders currency mandates
UK – The £6.6bn (€9.7bn) West Midlands Metropolitan Authorities Pension Fund is tendering two new briefs – one currency alpha mandate and an active specialist currency overlay mandate.
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NAPF CEO Farnish quits for Barclays role
UK – Christine Farnish, chief executive of the National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF), will step down at the start of October to become public policy director at Barclays.
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ABP transfers New York hedge fund team
GLOBAL – The €193.6bn Dutch civil service pension scheme ABP will next month transfer its New York-based hedge fund team to a newly established funds-of-funds outfit called New Holland Capital.
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US banks report Q2 AUM, custody figures
US – Some of the largest US banking groups have released their latest assets under management and custody figures today with their second-quarter earnings reports.
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MLIM nabs SSGA’s O’Carroll
UK – Eilín O’Carroll, European product management head at State Street Global Advisors, has left to join Merrill Lynch Investment Managers’ product development team.
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Germany’s Aba in new blast at portability plan
GERMANY – German occupational pensions association Aba has again blasted the EU’s planned pensions portability directive, arguing it is even less workable following amendments at the European Parliament.
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Kosovo fund names two asset managers
KOSOVO – The Kosovo Pensions Savings Trust (KPST) has appointed Schroders and ECM as fixed income managers.
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Lincolnshire scheme silent on BETonSPORTS
GLOBAL – At least one UK pension fund - Lincolnshire - may have lost out in the decline in share prices of online gaming companies following the detention of BETonSPORTS chief executive David Carruthers.
