Latest on Regulation & Reform – Page 71
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NewsAlecta fires equities chief; hires acting CIO as Billing slashes foreign holdings
Sweden’s largest pensions institution makes rapid changes to shore up public confidence after US bank losses
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NewsUK state pension age review: no changes to legislated timetable
The government plans to have a further review within two years of the next parliament to reconsider the rise to age 68
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NewsEFRAG called to prioritise implementation support for sustainability reporting standards
The group is discussing how to put in place, with a high priority, an ESRS implementation support function
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NewsNorway’s GPFG calls for more minority shareholder protection
NBIM tells European Commission more wording is needed in draft directive on multiple-vote share structures
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Special ReportBriefing – Regulation
In Frankfurt, EIOPA has responded to the European Commission’s call for technical advice in its stocktake on IORP II, the European framework for occupational pensions. EIOPA proposes widening the scope of IORP II in a pivot away from cross-border pensions and towards sustainability. A consultation process is open until 25 May.
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Country ReportCountry Report – Pensions in the Netherlands (April 2023)
The Netherlands is in the final legislative stages of what will probably be the largest and most complex workplace pension system change ever in the world. Yet as it edges towards the parliamentary finishing line, recent political events could yet knock the process off course.
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Country ReportNetherlands: Pension overhaul nears another milestone
The law to reform Dutch pensions has finally been approved by the Dutch lower house, but the switch from DB to DC still needs to clear one hurdle – the Senate
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Special ReportManager selection: UK fiduciary management
Does fiduciary management still stack up as scheme funding improves?
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Special ReportRegulation: EIOPA takes stock of IORP II
Sustainability requirements in focus as EIOPA admits cross-border ‘failure’
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Special ReportRegulation: EC continues sustainable investment regulation drive
The state of play for EU sustainable finance regulation
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Country ReportNetherlands: Interview with Agnes Joseph
The current timetable leaves no margin for error, Achmea’s Agnes Joseph tells Tjibbe Hoekstra
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Special ReportRegulation: IPE’s guide to pensions regulation in six key European countries
IPE’s guide to pensions regulation in six key European countries. Gail Moss reports
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InterviewsPZU TFI: Building the future of Polish pensions
Marcin Żółtek (pictured), CEO of PZU TFI, one of Poland’s largest managers of DC pension savings, tells Jakub Janas and Carlo Svaluto Moreolo about the firm’s role in the Polish pension system
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NewsBank of England tips Pensions Regulator to keep LDI buffers wide
UK central bank advises DB pension funds keep minimum of 250 basis points buffer liquidity – but more on top of that
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NewsPension funds consider suing FINMA for AT1 bonds write down
Investors have the legal right to challenge FINMA in court within 30 days from the day the Swiss financial market supervisory authority took the decision
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NewsIASB greenlights project on climate-related risks in financial reporting
However, there are ‘concerns,’ says IASB chair Andreas Barckow
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NewsDanish pension funds laud EU red-tape cutting and urge EIOPA to follow suit
Crucial that business reporting provides value, says IPD
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NewsSwiss parliament considers inquiry commission on Credit Suisse/UBS deal
The Council of States, the upper house of the parliament, will also have its say on the establishment of the commission
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NewsSweden must rethink pensions as income-link principle now lost, says agency
Swedish Pensions Agency releases final report in series designed to provoke public debate
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NewsDraft of TNFD’s whole framework finally set out, including disclosure metrics
Feedback from stakeholders broadly endorsed the framework’s three core elements, taskforce says
