Latest on Regulation & Reform – Page 62
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Special ReportSpain: New regulation introduces lifestyling
Government pushes through legislation package before elections last July
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NewsDC negotiations at Dutch company schemes in deadlock
At many company pension funds, employers and trade unions are at loggerheads over the choice for either the solidarity or flexible DC arrangement
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AnalysisAnalysis: DB Funding Code reforms
The relevance of the Code has been called into question given the improved funding position of UK DB schemes
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NewsCanton of Aargau parliament approves APK’s pension plan changes
The level of benefits continued to fall, from 58% to 55% of the insured salary, below the original level of 65%
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NewsTPR calls on trustees to make climate scenario analysis ‘useful’ amid criticism
The criticism presents a ‘timely opportunity to take stock and look ahead’, says TPR
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NewsFinancial industry calls on UK government to show climate commitment
‘Long-term and consistent policy will help drive real investment into the UK economy,’ says chair of BT Pension Scheme
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NewsNBIM posits spending rule change to avert risk of SWF depletion
Norway’s oil fund manager outlines a potential new model for the rule guiding how much the of the fund the government may use
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NewsPFA returns to business profit on improved markets
Danish workplace pensions giant reins in occupational capacity insurance losses following FSA’s competition clampdown
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NewsEU sustainability board under pressure to finalise materiality guidance
Many companies are at a loss regarding compliance with the new rules
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NewsNorth Rhine-Westphalia proposes law to cut Pensionsfonds funds
The state’s expenses will increase from €8.4bn in 2020 to €12.5bn in 2040
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NewsTPR updates DC guidance ahead of illiquid ‘disclose and explain’ regulations
New regulations have removed regulatory barrier that may have hindered trustees from exploring investment in certain funds with performance fees
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NewsHistoric low birth rate could make Italy’s pension reform efforts ineffective
The government intends to reform its tax system to cut the burden on companies employing women with children and large families
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AnalysisAnalysis: The law and ESG: there are bright spots for asset owners as well as dark ones
A long list of legal interventions in sustainable finance over the past 18 months has been making investors increasingly jittery
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NewsDenmark’s PKA pleads not guilty in anti-competition case
Danish court hears evidence in long-running criminal case against pension fund manager PKA, around planned joint bid with Danica
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NewsLarge Dutch pension funds to support PR campaign for DC switch
ABP, PFZW and PME will support a campaign by the Dutch Ministry of Social Affairs to promote the switch from defined benefit to defined contribution pensions
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NewsAverage total LGPS contribution rates fall to 21.1%
Report from LGPS Advisory Board also showed that LGPS funding levels improved from 98% to 107% in 2022
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NewsIlmarinen posts 3.7% H1 return; CEO urges solvency framework reshape
Listed equities form backbone of investment gain while property returns hover around zero
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NewsExperts from German ministry call for standard occupational pension plan
Experts consider efforts to expand company pensions in small and medium-sized firms a better strategy than setting up a public fund in the third pillar
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NewsExcessive Danish pensions are a problem, says former Danica chief
Lobby group warns against changing Denmark’s “finely-calibrated” pensions model
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NewsTPR’s updated guidance opens the door to more UK superfund activity
But the latest guidance may be “too little, too late”
