Legislation – Page 29
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NewsNetherlands roundup: ABP completes nuclear, tobacco divestments
Plus: Unions threaten strike action over pension demands; Retail and food sector schemes raise premiums to boost funding
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AnalysisAnalysis: First estimates of UK equality ruling costs emerge
Equalising guaranteed minimum pensions estimated to cost between 0.2% and 1.7% of liabilities, according to early company estimates
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NewsNetherlands raises pension fund fines to €500,000
‘Basis amount’ raised from €10,000 for schemes that breach prudent person rules
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NewsSwiss regional parliament agrees to split €4bn pension fund
Canton of Wallis/Valais to close its public Pensionskasse and inject CHF1.35bn
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EU Council scraps IORP II delegated acts from green finance proposal
Council position means negotiations with the European Parliament can start on two of the Commission’s proposals
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Country ReportUncertainty remains on Dutch fiduciary rules after minister’s comments
Social affairs minister seeks to clarify earlier confusion over fiduciary management rule change
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German Pensionskassen, BaFin in ‘uncharted territory’ over solvency
Three Pensionskassen in talks with German regulator over 2017 losses, more might follow
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EC expert group seeks feedback on green taxonomy
Feedback invited on usability and first set of activities deemed ‘environmentally sustainable’
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PEPP negotiations stall on supervision and fiscal regime
Disputed subjects also include cost caps and rules for payout phase
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NewsSwedish parliament approves buffer fund investment freedoms bill
Mandate shake up meets scant opposition from lawmakers
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Ireland running out of time on IORP II, trade body warns
IAPF says government has just six weeks to bring in new European pension fund directive
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UK set to lose its voice on European financial rules, FCA warns
Withdrawal agreement bars UK regulator from formal input into future EU financial rules
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NewsRegulator warns on liquidity if Brexit deal fails
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority says liquidity shortfalls could push up costs and make it harder to execute large transactions
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Swiss multi-employer schemes criticise regulator over risk proposals
Pension supervisor OAK wants to drill down into individual pension plans within collective arrangements
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Dutch reforms feasible without pensions accord, say experts
Existing legislation for improved DC plans with variable benefits offers sufficient leeway for crucial reform, experts argue
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ATP to consider CEO’s future as dividend tax scandal unfolds
Denmark’s biggest pension fund grapples with dividend tax backlash
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NewsNegotiations over new Dutch pensions agreement collapse
Unions cite ‘lack of structural solutions’ offered by government
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NewsGermany unlikely to see new DC plans before 2020
Talks between employees and employers in Germany’s metal industry are ongoing but without commitment
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EC urged to exempt all pension plans from ‘unnecessary’ VAT burden
PensionsEurope, AEIP: VAT Directive must be amended to provide clarity and ensure equal treatment of all pension plans
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State pension liabilities pose biggest threat to Germany’s credit rating
German economist proposes €1trn sovereign wealth fund to cope with future first-pillar funding
