Regulation

EUROPE - Cross-border passporting of schemes should be allowed between EU countries with similar social and labour law and pension systems, the Society of Pension Consultants says.

Law firm Denton Wilde Sapte has merged with US-based Sonnenschein, Nath & Rosenthal to form SNR Denton.

Cross-border passporting of schemes should be allowed between EU countries with similar social and labour law and pension systems, the Society of Pension Consultants says.

The Pensions Regulator has issued guidance to trustees on potential employer related investment breaches.

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The FSA may extend its rules on pension selling and advice to cover group personal pensions.

SWEDEN/UK - Swedish pension fund Forsta AP-fonden (AP1) filed a lawsuit yesterday against BNY Mellon with the Commercial Court in London over $35.5m of losses.

IRELAND - The ministry of finance has denied media reports that a proposed cut in the state pension is off the table.

IRELAND - Up to a quarter of the country's €24bn ($34.2bn) National Pension Reserve Fund should be used to create jobs and invest in infrastructure, the Irish Congress of Trade Unions said.

UK - The government has today detailed plans on how the state pension age will rise to 66 by 2020.