Long-term investing, DC disclosure, discount rate debate, Danish FSA, Kent County, KLP Jay Owen February 22, 2013 SRI/ESG News Dear Dr Hazel Henderson Today’s top stories Brussels to ‘calibrate’ all directives with long-term investing Green Paper EUROPE – Commissioner Michel Barnier says directives would include CRD IV, Solvency II and IORP II. Read more… EIOPA calls for new approach to DC information disclosure [updated] Debate over discount rate for pensions divides experts Danish FSA increases board expectations for pension funds Mandate roundup [updated]: Kent County, Shropshire County, SEI Nordic roundup: KLP, AMP UK workplace pension scheme membership at 15-year low Fixed income portfolio helps ING pension fund return 14.4% Brussels takes Netherlands to court over ‘old-age discrimination’ Investors increasingly wary of corporate bond bubble – survey European distressed: Myth or reality? White Papers Lyxor Managing risk exposure using the risk parity approach Webcasts Future Proof Your Pension Fund How to tackle today’s urgent pension challenges and strengthen your fund for the long term. More White Papers… More Webcasts… From the February issue of IPE Small & Mid-Cap Equities: Hungry, growing, focused In a world obsessed with the safe havens of multi-national mega-cap cash machines, Joseph Mariathasan revisits the case for smaller companies. Read more… Small & Mid-Cap Equities: Punching above their weight Martin Steward takes a tour of some world-beating European companies with four leading small-caps managers. Read more… Don’t hope for a Basel III scenario for IORP II After the Basel Committee unveiled a softer version of the Basel III measures for banking institutions, the European pensions industry saw the watered-down legislation as a glimmer of hope. Many crossed their fingers that Brussels would take a similar approach to regulatory frameworks currently being developed for insurance companies and pension funds. Read more… From the latest issue of IPE Click here for an online contents list. Or read everything in our Digital Edition IPE Top 400 Asset Managers Our annual asset manager ranking and directory IPE-QUEST IP REAL ESTATE IP NEDERLAND IP ASIA IPE IN GERMANY CONTACT ABOUT US IPE International Publishers Limited, Registered in England, Reg No. 3233596, VAT No. 685 1784 92 Registered Office: Pentagon House, 52-54 Southwark Street, London SE1 1UN {~C9199115551829484366423426374211~}