Pension funds fight EU plan on derivatives

European pension funds were fighting to revise a European Union proposal on derivatives regulation during the spring of 2011 as they feared it would damage investment returns.

ESO: Background information: Derivatives, central counterparties and trade repositories http://www.europeansources.info/record/derivatives-central-counterparties-and-trade-repositories/

ESO: Background information: Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on OTC derivatives, central counterparties and trade repositories http://www.europeansources.info/record/proposal-for-a-regulation-of-the-european-parliament-and-of-the-council-on-otc-derivatives-central-counterparties-and-trade-repositories/

European Fund and Asset Management Association: Homepage http://www.efama.org/

Website: National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) http://www.napf.co.uk/

NAPF: Position Paper, March 2011: Derivatives regulation: NAPF Position Paper http://www.napf.co.uk/PolicyandResearch/DocumentLibrary/0170_Derivatives_regulation_NAPF_Position_Paper.aspx

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