EUROPE - European Commission Green Paper proposals for an adjusted version of Solvency II standards for pension schemes could force firms to hold huge unnecessary surpluses, the Confederation for British Industry said.
Head of pensions Neil Carberry warned the "misguided" measures could force companies to hold large surpluses, which would then be invested in low risk, low return assets such as sovereign debt. ...
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