Pension System – Page 192
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Netherlands roundup: Political youth branches push for reform proposals
Also: Women’s group backs legislation for diversity; unions on collision course with AkzoNobel over pension top-up
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News40,000 Swiss companies to rethink pension plans as AXA restructures
AXA Switzerland ends full-service guaranteed occupational pension offerings
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NewsUK’s biggest union fights DB closures at water and car companies
Anglian Water, United Utilities, Bentley all considering changes to pension arrangements
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NewsReport outlines the pros and cons of collective DC
The Dutch experience could “usefully inform the thinking on the legal and regulatory framework for a UK CDC scheme”, authors argue.
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NewsUK government exploring options for CDC
Department for Work and Pensions to explore existing legislation for ways to provide legal backing for CDC
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NewsPensions minister confident of agreement on Dutch system reform
Union FNV sceptical about progress in negotiations over a new pensions contract
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UK regulator turns up the heat on sponsoring employers
Dividend payments and Brexit must feed into valuation and contribution discussions, TPR says
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NewsPension dashboard should be taken out of private sector, say MPs
Competition between options ‘would add complexity to a problem crying out for simplicity’
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UK politicians call for default at-retirement option
Work and Pensions Committee says ‘little evidence’ that freedom and choice has worked
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German insurer buys €1.8bn Pensionskasse in ‘run-off’ deal
Second transaction this year involving Frankfurt Leben
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UK roundup: BA scheme closure to save company £80m a year
Plus: Recruitment firm charged by regulator; new British Steel scheme opens for business
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French central bank formalises responsible investment stance
Responsible investment charter reflects and ‘amplifies’ ongoing practice for €20bn portfolio
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AnalysisAnalysis: Pensionsfonds model to get new lease of life in Germany
IPE’s Barbara Ottawa looks at the pension model tipped to benefit from BRSG reforms
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NewsNetherlands roundup: Insurer to pull out of DB contracts with employers
Also: Parliament criticises proposals for merging schemes; no new rules for domestic investments
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Brexit: Sponsor covenant is key, say UK and European associations
PLSA and PensionsEurope warn against implications of ‘no deal’ Brexit scenario
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Country ReportConsultants steering trustees towards own fiduciary services, says CMA
Competition watchdog admits that it is ‘not straightforward to say how the practices might impact competition’
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University staff to vote on future of USS next week
Latest proposal marks the second attempt to break negotiation deadlock and end industrial action
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APG offloads DC administration subsidiary to IT firm RiskCo
RiskCo targets 1m participants within five years after tripling its customer base
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AnalysisAnalysis: UK regulator decides against relaxing DB transfer rules
Financial advisers told to “start from the assumption” that exiting a defined benefit pension fund is unsuitable
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NewsAP7 outshines private pension providers with 2017 return
Swedish Pensions Agency says 2017 was another ‘dramatic’ year for the premium pension system
