Regulation
Get to grips with the latest regulation changes and reforms for the pension and investment industries. IPE keeps you up to date with the news headlines and reaction, while our in-depth analysis explores the repercussions
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Prudential Regulation Authority puts funded reinsurance use high on agenda
Regulator to increase transparency of insurer life stress test by publishing both sector-wide and firm-specific stress test results for largest UK life insurers
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IASB forges ahead with climate, other uncertainties reporting examples
The board is expected to finalise the examples in October 2025
Opinion Pieces
Viewpoint: Policymakers should think beyond auto-enrolment
aba’s Cornelia Schmid reflects on the European Commission’s Savings and Investments Union (SIU) strategy
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UK government confirms multi-employer CDC regulation for autumn
Pensions minister says several organisations are actively looking to set up multi-employer CDC schemes
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SDR seen as effective at curbing greenwashing – IA survey
Meaanwhile, FCA announces it has decided against extending its SDR to cover portfolio management
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UK regulator prepares trustees for first valuations under new DB funding code
The Pensions Regulator has published the first annual funding statement, which shows that just over half of UK pension funds (54%) are in surplus on a buyout basis
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Sweden mulls passing Pensions Agency’s SEK100bn investment task to different body
All-party Pensions Group agrees to probe improving premium pension system’s payout phase
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Deadlines become clearer for EU’s revised sustainability reporting rules
EFRAG signs off on workplan for ESRS rethink as lawmakers thrash out further changes in Parliament and Council
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Dutch pension funds reduce investment-grade credit exposure in new DC system
Many funds will no longer add investment-grade corporate bonds to matching portfolios, preferring instead bonds with higher expected returns
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Alecta welcomes Swedish FSA’s decision to probe pension transfer risks
Watchdog sees danger that booming occupational pensions switching creates incentives for firms to give questionable advice
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Varma CEO says self-employment YEL pension scheme ‘clearly needs reform’
Pensions insurer currently scheduled to review the income of some 12,000 entrepreneurs
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UK’s DWP unveils small pots consolidator
UK pensions minister vows to automatically bring together people’s small pots into one high-performing pension, reducing costs as well as hassle for savers
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Industry bodies bemoan new German government’s pension plans
New coalition government’s plan represents ‘a commitment to maintaining existing structures’ rather than a basis for far-reaching reforms
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PLSA warns UK government-proposed LGPS pool mergers must be ‘fair and fully costed’
Local government pension scheme (LGPS) pools ACCESS and Brunel were told to merge last week
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