Latest on Regulation & Reform – Page 6
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Opinion PiecesReflections on the occupational PEPP (should it ever be proposed)
The EU’s planned occupational PEPP could reshape cross-border pensions if key tax and regulatory hurdles are resolved
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AnalysisIPE UK Briefing: Regulations for multi-employer CDC pension funds
Plus: Regional growth drive; Mansion House Compact progress; Phoenix looks to scale PRT business
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NewsIPD calls for red tape cuts to boost Danish, European pension investment
Danish pensions lobby says DKK400bn (€54bn) of new pensions money will flow into investments between now and 2030
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NewsCorporate biodiversity-linked greenwashing cases triple in 2025
RepRisk report warns that greenwashing is becoming a repeat offence in some sectors
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NewsBVV expands DC offering as doubts grow over Germany’s pension reform
DC plans are gaining traction, says Marco Herrmann, chair of BVV, the pension provider for Germany’s financial sector
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Country ReportAP funds merger: Sweden’s capital reshuffle
The reform of the country’s AP buffer funds has attracted both praise and controversy with questions remaining over governance, transparency and the preservation of expertise in unlisted assets
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InterviewsClearstream Fund Services: “We are now the disruptor ourselves”
Clearstream Fund Services is poised to capitalise on the democratisation of private markets, as Philippe Seyll tells Joseph Mariathasan
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NewsAsset owners urge policymakers to regulate carbon removals market
NZAOA paper recommends ways to encourage much-needed investment in Carbon Dioxide Removals
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NewsFCA prepares to consult on rules for ESG ratings
The regulator’s proposals will focus on four key areas: transparency, governance, systems and controls, and conflicts of interest
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NewsEva Halvarsson to retire as AP2 CEO after 20 years
Swedish buffer fund’s board to begin recruiting a successor after the turn of 2026
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NewsSwiss pension funds brace for years-long court fight over Credit Suisse AT1 losses
FINMA’s appeal to the Federal Supreme Court ensures a protracted legal fight over losses suffered by Swiss pension funds on Credit Suisse’s AT1 bonds
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NewsEFAMA warns EU against centralised supervision, calls for data-driven reforms
Association’s report identifies three main shortcomings of centralised supervision
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NewsUK government consults on ‘Retirement CDC’
CDC schemes would allow DC pension savers to transfer their pot at retirement into a collective fund that provides a trustee-managed income for life
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NewsVarma, Ilmarinen get into shape for reform’s new investment scope
Big two Finnish private-sector pension insurers beat public-sector peer Keva on January-September returns
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AnalysisIPE Netherlands Briefing: Dutch funds continue Israel stock purge
PFZW and PME divest from Booking.com, Airbnb and Expedia; Dutch pension funds reconsider oversized exposures to the US
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NewsDNB reassures Dutch funds on interest rate hedging impact
Dutch pension sector is worried that government bond trades upon switching to defined contribution arrangements could squeeze liquidity and move markets
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NewsMEPs reject Omnibus proposal in latest setback to CSRD, CS3D, Taxonomy revisions
Securing wider parliamentary backing remains the final step before political negotiations with the European Commission and Council can begin
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NewsCollective defined contribution regulations to be laid before UK parliament
UK government is also launching a consultation on ‘Retirement CDC’, building on reform already underway to create better pensions for tomorrow’s generation
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NewsItalian pension funds back higher private markets cap
Lifting the legal threshold that limits Italian pension funds’ allocations to private markets to 20% of AUM helps funds avoid pressure to liquidate private assets at a discount
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NewsMP tables ‘system-level’ investment duty amendment to pensions bill
Amendment aims to make it clear that trustees must consider and manage system-level risks, ‘but would not compel’
