Legislation
In-depth reporting on legislation affecting the pensions and investments industry for our asset owner and asset management readers from IPE’s award-winning journalists
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NewsLegal opinion finds worry over liability risks from climate plans is ‘overstated’
The IFRS Foundation this week published guidance on transition plan disclosures to support ISSB reporting
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NewsUK actuaries’ Section 13 Review to focus on DB surplus
It will be “key” to understand the decisions that are made along the way and the rationale for those decisions
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NewsBooking.com settles with Dutch pension fund PGB
The settlement the online travel agency has reached with Dutch multi-sector scheme PGB frees it from a requirement to join the pension fund
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NewsIcelandic pension funds warn pensions bill offends against constitution
Gildi warns pension fund money needed for a big rise in disability pensions ‘will not be plucked out of thin air’
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NewsDutch pension funds to get 12 extra months to review interest rate hedges
The decision by Minister of Social Affairs Eddy van Hijum will make it more difficult for speculators to front-run the trades that will be made by pension funds
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Opinion PiecesViewpoint: Is a government like a business?
Peter Kraneveld argues that governments need to learn and accept the differences between government and private business
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NewsParliament unveils latest thinking on EU Omnibus
The 63-page document calls for a more aggressive reduction in the number of companies covered by the EU’s environmental and social disclosure standards
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NewsNBIM calls for united capital markets supervision to help Europe catch up
‘Better and simpler regulation is key to facilitate capital market evolution,’ Norwegian SWF tells EU Commission
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NewsSwiss collective pension funds gain ground, but individualisation threatens solidarity
Consolidation trend among smaller schemes continues: number of Swiss Pensionskassen falls dramatically – from 4,000 in the 1990s to just over 1,300 today
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AnalysisIPE UK Briefing: Pension Schemes Bill
Plus: Mansion House Accord, DB surplus extraction and British Growth Partnership
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NewsUK pensions minister adamant government will not mandate investment
The government has included a ‘reserve power’ mechanism in the new Pension Schemes Bill, giving it power to mandate specific asset allocations
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NewsInvestors urge UK firms to stand by DEI pledges
A coalition of institutional investors, including NEST, Strathclyde Pension Fund and London CIV, has united to support inclusive workplaces amid recent DEI backlash
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NewsUK government sets out indicative timeline for pensions reform
DWP launches roadmap setting out UK’s provisional plan to implement reforms across DC and DB workplace pensions
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NewsUK launches ‘game changing’ Pension Schemes Bill
DWP says new bill will create a more ‘efficient, resilient pension landscape’, and lay the foundation for the upcoming Pensions Review
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NewsFinnish FSA rapped for overreach in draft pensions reform rules
Pensions lobby group TELA adds plea for disability risk management to be defined in law
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NewsNorway defends legality of SWF’s Palestine-linked investments
UN rapporteur says 6.9% of GFPG invested in firms backing ‘egregious violations of international law’ in occupied Palestine
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NewsArctic SWF unit opens for business in Tromsø
Finance minister says new state fund will foster stronger financial environment in Northern Norway
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NewsNew UK stewardship code’s fit for asset owners questioned
The Financial Reporting Council today unveiled the final version of a revised UK Stewardship Code following extensive consultation
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Opinion PiecesProposed tax on retirement savings threatens Australian Super system
Australia’s new government wants to tax unrealised gains on superannuation savings
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NewsUK businesses plan to access DB pension surplus – research
UK government estimates that total surplus within DB pension schemes stands at £160bn
