All Regulation articles – Page 17
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News
Quantitative impact study for revised IORP Directive a 'complete failure'
EUROPE – German pension fund association VFPK says QIS contains 'grave technical mistakes'.
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Analysis
News analysis: The challenge of defining a joint venture
When is a joint venture not a joint venture? The AIFMD should tell us, says Shayla Walmsley.
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Dutch pensions giant ABP settles with Deutsche Bank over RMBS
GLOBAL – Claims against Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch, Credit Suisse and Morgan Stanley still pending.
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AIFM Directive still must clarify 'day-to-day control', INREV says
EUROPE – Organisation urges ESMA to rethink guidelines on collective investment undertakings.
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Irish finance minister calls on pension funds to consider infrastructure
IRELAND – Noonan highlights benefits of proposed Irish REITs to institutionals.
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Analysis
News analysis: Are regulators denying real estate's long-term credentials?
Long-term investments could be recalibrated under Solvency II, but property might miss out.
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German investors keen to increase risk, but wary of Solvency II
GERMANY – BVI says investors keen to boost equity exposure 'put off' by upcoming legislation.
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Construction-risk guarantees for infrastructure 'damaging'
EUROPE – Blanket guarantees on debt financing simply create taxpayer liabilities, EDHEC says.
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Pension funds withdraw claim against Henderson Global Investors
UK – Schemes agree to withdraw claim in return for payment by Henderson of legal costs to date.
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Spain, Ireland praised for efforts to recapitalise property sectors
EUROPE – EPRA says REITs seens as most effective, transparent ways of recapitalising sectors.
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Investors reject construction risk as watchdog warns of lender pullout
EUROPE – UK parliamentary committee threatens changes to licensing regime.
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UK parliamentary report criticises pension fund wind farm 'oligopoly'
EUROPE – Parliamentary public accounts committee demands profit redistribution.
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Growth of real estate Spezialfonds hit by uncertainty over AIFMD
GERMANY – Schroder Property says heated debate over directive scared institutions off funds.
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Basel III liquid assets to include residential mortgage-backed securities
EUROPE – RMBS to be included among liquid assets banks may hold as buffer against losses.
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Irish subsidies 'skewing' competition in real estate
IRELAND – Study sees little appetite for alternative lenders to challenge NAMA dominance.
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Industry unhappy with 'flawed' alternative fund managers directive
EUROPE – IMA says legislation a 'disappointing outcome of a flawed process'.
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EIOPA concerned by funding at Dutch, UK pension funds
EUROPE – Authority repeats call to implement policies based on Solvency II.
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German government passes new rules for real estate funds
GERMANY – Changes to KAGB law will allow real estate Spezialfonds, GOEFs to remain.
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NAMA asset chief warns against UK housing-market intervention
EUROPE – When government intervenes, only question is 'how much damage will it do'.
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Analysis
News analysis: Resistance to the AIFMD is futile
The Dutch fought the law, but the law will win, says Shayla Walmsley.