Latest on Regulation & Reform – Page 4
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NewsIPD hails axing of welfare-linked pensions withdrawal as ‘crucial for trust’
Danish pensions lobby welcomes new legislation removing requirement for benefit recipients to live off their pension savings first
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NewsIOSCO launches GEMC sustainability reporting network
Emmanuel Faber, chair of the ISSB, says this progress is important to all jurisdictions because multinational companies will stand to benefit from availability of comparable data and disclosures
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NewsNorway’s pension providers at odds over paid-up policy proposals
Pension funds lobby calls for separate treatment for its members, while banking and insurance industry advocates same requirements for all providers
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NewsGerman associations relax exclusion criteria for investments in defence sector
BVI and others publish a new version of ESG target market concept (Zielmarkt Konzept), scrapping revenues threshold to invest sustainably in the defence sector
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NewsIFRIC rejects call to review climate-related intangible assets
Instead, the committee concluded that existing International Financial Reporting Standards offer sufficient guidance for handling such expenditures
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NewsUK government puts second phase of pensions review on hold
The second phase of landmark pensions review was expected to launch before the end of the year
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NewsSwiss Federal Court rejects complaints to nullify first-pillar reform vote
The Green party has criticised the Federal Court’s ruling as the vote was not based on reliable figures and facts
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InterviewsUKSIF chief sees hope for further traction of UK anti-greenwashing measures
James Alexander, CEO of UKSIF, expects more asset managers to get authorisation for sustainable investment labels in 2025
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NewsGerman funds for professionals to apply new asset allocation stress test
Pension funds will pass the test if they have sufficient risk capital to cover stressed assets, and if the funding ratio is at least 100%
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NewsGerman government backs sustainable investing in defence sector
Sustainable investments association FNG says weapons are ‘not compatible with the principles of sustainable investing’
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NewsEU urged not to make ‘arbitrary’ cuts to sustainability disclosure rules
Nearly 100 NGOs, think tanks and membership bodies have written to Commission president Ursula von der Leyen
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NewsDanish FSA sets out new expectations on alternatives processes
Financial supervisor adds guidance on making sure unlisted investment valuations are continuously updated, and revaluing when markets swing
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NewsNew UK group aims to provide ‘loud trustee voice’ on sustainability
Newly formed Trustee Sustainability Working Group wants to work with regulators to move away from approach that fosters ‘low-level reporting’ on climate risk management
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NewsAssociations back credit ratings in EU post-trade transparency framework
BVI, AFME, bwf, EFAMA and ICMA are asking for a distinction between investment-grade and high-yield corporate bonds
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NewsReputational disaster or ‘badge of honour’? Fund managers split over Aviva’s SFDR fine
Asset manager is first to face enforcement under the rules, but peers are divided on what it means
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AnalysisIPE UK Briefing: Consolidating LGPS assets and DC funds into 'megafunds'
Plus: British Growth Partnership; Innovation in BPA market
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NewsGerman parties slam FDP’s attempt to reform third pillar pension system
BVI says Germany’s political parties are already in election campaign mode and are using the opportunity to set their own agenda
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NewsIPE Conference: Private debt said to make overall economy more resilient
From a system risk point of view, private debt funds are much less risky than bank lending, Tilburg University professor argues
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NewsEU Taxonomy costs hit ‘several million pounds’ for some FIs, finds government research
Financial institutions are more likely than real-economy companies to have already updated their data systems to account for the taxonomy
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NewsUK regulator publishes defined benefit covenant guidance
The update is the last piece of the jigsaw to help schemes carry out valuations under the new DB funding code
