All articles by George Coats – Page 16
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Berès to head MEPs’ economic committee
EUROPE - Pervenche Berès, a socialist member of the European Parliament, has been elected chairman of the Parliament’s Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee. Among the committee’s remit is oversight of the EU’s pensions sector.
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Dutch MPs query IAS19 implementation
NETHERLANDS - Two Dutch MPs have put down a joint written question to pensions minister Aart-Jan de Geus about the implementation of guidelines covering retirement benefits accounting standard IAS19.
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Dutch doctors’ fund considers changing status
NETHERLANDS - Stichting Gemeenschappelijk Beheer & Administratie Beroepspensioenfondsen Artsen (SBA), the Dutch medical pension fund, is in the process of transforming into a common management company.
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Features
Card art on message
There are those who feel that there has not been a lot to laugh about in the UK pensions industry in recent years. London-based information provider Pendragon Professional Information (PPI) doesn’t agree and on the basis that a picture is worth a thousand words it invited leading members of the ...
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Danish pensioners mull E20.6bn pension appeal
DENMARK - A group of 11 Danish pensioners are considering an appeal to the supreme court after their claim for more than 20 billion euros in pension contributions was rejected last week.
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'Excessively generous' pensions stalls Dutch PVK/DNB merger
NETHERLANDS – Parliament has delayed the proposed merger of Dutch central bank (DNB) and the pensions supervisory board (PVK) pension funds after its scrutiny uncovered “excessively generous” deals for the boards’ members as the regulator was cracking down on other funds’ costs.
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Mercer calls on UK to detail impact of Pensions Bill on M&A
Mercer Human Resources Consulting has challenged the UK government to clarify details of its Pensions Bill that is already affecting restructuring plans of companies.
