Cross-border
In-depth reporting on cross-border pensions for our pension fund and asset management readers from IPE’s award-winning journalists
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NewsDutch government criticises IORP reform proposals
Some of the proposed reforms, such as the obligation to explain underperformance, are too prescriptive, according to the government
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NewsIORP II review: Commission wants pension funds to explain underperformance
The Commission’s supplementary pensions reform package also includes an auto-enrolment recommendation and measures to make the Pan-European Pension Product (PEPP) more attractive
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NewsOntario healthcare scheme rejects €200m Dutch tax fraud allegations
The Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) believes the matter, which is treated as a criminal case by the Netherlands, ‘should be solely adjudicated by a tax court’
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NewsDutch authorities sue foreign pension fund for €200m tax evasion
The unnamed scheme is said to have unlawfully reclaimed €200m in dividend withholding tax
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NewsLegal hurdles bar Dutch, German entry to EU pension tracker
So far, only the Belgian and French national pension registers share data with the ETS, limiting the platform’s practical use
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NewsDanish pensions group says better EU growth framework could shift assets back from US
‘Much-needed focus’ on ensuring Europe’s competitiveness is vital to attracting the necessary investments, says CEO of Denmark’s IPD association of insurers and pensions
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NewsVon der Leyen moves forward with competitiveness agenda as commissioner candidates revealed
Announcement follows last week’s Mario Draghi’s report which came with 172 policy proposals and recommendations
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NewsFondaereo’s cross-border project could shake up landscape as EU reviews IORP II
IORP II directive has ‘complicated the regulatory landscape, says CBBA’s Francesco Briganti
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NewsIIGCC urges FRC to clarify climate engagement position
The IIGCC has warned the FRC’s changes to the Code risks framing collaborative engagement and escalation as “tools of last resort”.
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NewsFondaereo picks Ireland to set up cross-border scheme
The plan to become a cross-border scheme runs in parallel with a review of the scheme’s investment policies for its new sub-funds ‘Equilibrio’ and ‘Crescita’
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NewsSDR enthusiasm is waning among managers, according to Morningstar
Managers are taking a ‘wait and see’ approach in adopting the SDR label due to stringent criteria of regime as well as UK-centric nature of labelling criteria
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NewsAdvice on IORP II revisions won’t help increase cross-border pensions, associations say
EIOPA’s latest report confirms lack of cross-border activity in Europe
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NewsFondaereo plans to turn into a cross-border European scheme
The pension scheme has also reorganised its investment sub-funds, reducing them from four to three
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NewsResaver Pension Fund to be reorganised for growth
‘Several more countries’ are set to introduce the IORP to their national pension framework
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NewsEIOPA proposes new pensions info-gathering to close ‘important’ data gaps
Regulator says its capacity to analyse emerging risks is currently limited
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Cross-border IORPs down to 33 post-Brexit, says EIOPA in new report
Supervisory authority publishes first in series of annual reports dedicated to cross-border pension funds
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EC tables central data portal proposal as part of CMU package
Commission also pledges more CMU actions in 2022, but pensions adequacy not mentioned
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PensionsEurope hopes for more new members as Denmark joins the fold
Insurance & Pension Denmark to become full member of umbrella lobby group on 1 January 2022
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NewsDenmark’s IPD to join PensionsEurope as EU pensions politics heats up
More important than ever that regs safeguard Danish pension model, says Kent Damsgaard
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Germany added to Sanofi pension fund in Belgium cross-border first
‘This will open doors for other multinational corporations,’ says Aon
