EUROPE - Including pension funds under the Solvency II framework would force them to sell off their risky and illiquid assets and could spark an equity market collapse of the magnitude seen in the early 2000s, industry experts have warned.
Suggestions that pension funds could be included under Solvency II – a set of requirements similar to Basel II which covers insurance companies – has prompted an outcry from the pension industry. ...
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