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Poland relaxes management rules for auto-enrolment pensions
Also: Regulator approves fund management company takeover
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China’s third-pillar pension market ‘could be worth €1.4trn’
Pilot programme for individual pensions introduces tax benefits for retirement saving
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Bulgarian pension body disputes projected second-pillar payouts
Issues include predicted long-term wage rises and inclusion of non-contributing members
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Danish government moves to simplify financial regulation
Insurance and pensions trade body praises amendments to ‘extensive and costly’ post-crisis regulations
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NewsUBS proposes alternative approach to liability calculations
Actuaries supportive but call for more work on ‘deficit repair’ idea
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Master trust consolidation continues with Salvus-Complete deal
Goddard Perry Group’s DC vehicle targets £3bn-£5bn as new licensing rules kick in
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NewsUK pension compensation limit ‘unlawful’, European court hears
Legal opinion could have effects across the EU if endorsed by European Court of Justice
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France’s Af2i launches trustee financial training initiative
Initiative is the remit of a new ‘training and academic research’ committee
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NewsKeva CEO warns against spiralling premature retirement costs
Finland’s biggest pension fund calls 0.4% Q1 investment loss “reasonable”
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EIOPA finalises pension fund data reporting requirements
Framework would allow ‘effective monitoring’ of occupational pensions sector
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Kingfisher insures £200m in deal with PIC
£4bn pension scheme of building supplies group has now insured more than 10% of its liabilities
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Brexit: Regulators urge co-operation to avoid ‘cliff edge’
The European Commission and the UK regulator have called for greater co-operation between the UK and the EU to prevent a possible “cliff edge” that could jeopardise the financial services sector across Europe. In a speech on Tuesday to the City of London, Valdis Dombrovskis, the European Commission’s vice-president responsible ...
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NewsFinnish roundup: Veritas merges with Pensions-Alandia
Plus: Artificial intelligence project “can predict who will take ill-health retirement”
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Irish pension liabilities hit 167% of GDP
Data from Central Statistics Office says figure compares favourably to the UK
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Swiss accounting body warns on pension fund audit quality
Ongoing independent oversight needed, says federal body
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Freedom of choice ‘could cost companies £25bn’, consultant warns
Xafinity Punter Southall warns accounting bill from at-retirement freedoms introduced in 2015
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UK roundup: £46bn public sector pool appoints Northern Trust
Plus: London CIV’s latest mandate launched; Water industry regulator on dividends v pension contributions debate
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UK unions offer tentative support for collective DC
Warning against seeing CDC as an adequate replacement for defined benefit
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German regional ministers relaunch push for auto-enrolment
Regional ministers cite UK’s NEST and Sweden’s AP7 as inspiration for proposed “Deutschland-Rente”
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Switzerland confirms CHF320m backstop for public sector fund
Federal government liable for payment in the event of underfunding at pension fund for federal employees
