Corporate governance – Page 63
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Fund manager rules ‘will hurt margins and boost passives’
Moody’s says new rules are “credit negative” for UK active managers, eroding firms’ profit margins
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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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Accounting roundup: IFRS questions EU plans to modify rules
Plus: IASB framework reintroduces prudence; FRC hits back at criticism
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Netherlands roundup: Researchers’ scheme divests from tobacco [updated]
Also: Regulator to probe large schemes’ IT and operational risks; KAS Bank strikes agreement with SimCorp
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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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FCA follows through with rules to boost asset manager competition
Fund managers must better account for value they deliver to investors
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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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Consultants 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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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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Campaign group urges ABP to vote for carbon-free Shell
Scientists argue that Shell’s promises aren’t sufficient to meet Paris climate targets
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Asset managers back Corporate Governance Code reboot
FRC wants companies to act if more than 20% of shareholders reject an AGM resolution
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Dutch politicians threaten to legislate for pension board diversity
Schemes have failed to deliver on promise made in code for pension funds, argues D66
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Achmea back in profit after ditching industry schemes
Syntrus Achmea Pensioenbeheer incurred annual losses of up to €40m during the past decade
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Swiss BVK to reclaim commissions of CHF20m from asset manager
Unnamed asset manager has to pay the Pensionskassen CHF20m
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UK promises review of Financial Reporting Council
Business minister Greg Clark rejects FRC’s call for more powers
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UK government proposes ‘expert stewardship oversight group’
Consultation suggests role of Investor Forum could be developed
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Nordea puts temporary block on Facebook shares
Managers must steer clear of firm’s shares as personal data scandal emerges
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Unions pull representatives from Dutch scheme’s oversight board
Board of dental technicians’ sector scheme refuses to work with current accountability body
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Ex-PPF chief Rubenstein to lead DB consolidator ‘superfund’
Edi Truell also backs new vehicle in wake of government support for consolidation