Cécile Sourbès
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Change is afoot in the corridors of Brussels
Not a month goes by now, it seems, without some new major development in EU policy. First came the final reporting guidelines for the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD), published by the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) in September.
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Friday people roundup
TNO, MN, LawDeb, Schroders, Generali, Lombard Odier, MacKay Shields, Barnett Waddingham
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PensionsEurope to launch advisory group for multinationals
Lobby group aims to give larger companies greater voice on pensions-related issues
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EIOPA appoints new members to stakeholder groups
Two stakeholder groups to appoint chairs at end of month
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ERAFP calls on French regulators to allow infrastructure investment
Scheme cannot invest in open-ended funds, restricted when investing in non-listed
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German pension fund association calls for changes to Portability Directive
Says occupational pension funds should enjoy mutual tax recognition
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EIOPA rolls up sleeves on new HBS proposal for IORP II
Aims to present further tested technical proposals to new European Commission next year
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Can a pension fund be too big to fail?
Will the Financial Stability Board extend the ‘too-big-to-fail’ resolution to pension funds?
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Brussels to delay IORP II proposal due to lack of data – sources
European Commission ‘lacks information’ on impact pillars could have on European schemes
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Aba welcomes drop of holistic balance sheet from IORP II Directive
HBS an 'inadequate copy-and-paste exercise', says German pension fund association
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New York Life Investments acquires Dexia AM for €380m
Acquisition brings US company’s assets under management to more than $480bn
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New York Life re-enters talks with Dexia over sale of AM division
Company declines to confirm whether recent offer from FinEx Capital has been rejected
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Norges Bank warns of high-frequency trading impact on investors
Manager of Norwegian oil fund highlights ‘issues of concern’ for long-term investors
NewsMost pension funds spared by new OTC derivatives rules, experts say
GLOBAL – Non-cleared OTC derivatives ‘could be less restrictive than originally thought’.
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NewsTobin tax could infringe EU treaty, European Council lawyers warn
EUROPE – Leaked report raises questions over legality of controversial financial transaction tax.
NewsEIOPA calls for inclusion of ORSA, KID tools in revised IORP Directive
EUROPE – Chairman says EIOPA to improve methodologies for assessing holistic balance sheet.
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NewsPensionsEurope dismisses inclusion of schemes in 'too-big-to-fail' resolution
EUROPE – Lobby group says pension funds 'merely users of markets', not part of them.
NewsBrussels unveils proposals for money market funds
EUROPE – EC plan 'economically infeasible, operationally complex and impracticable', ICI says.
NewsSpanish government unveils measures for reform of state pension system
SPAIN – Proposal links pension payments with life expectancy, economic conditions.
NewsTowers Watson warns of Solvency II impact on captive managers
EUROPE – Regulation could have 'serious' implications for managers writing employee-benefit risks.
