All cross-border articles
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Opinion Pieces
Viewpoint: Why Europe needs a real pan-European occupational vehicle
The revision to the Directive, known as IORP II, did not really facilitate cross-border activities. On the contrary, it seems that some EU member states have taken the implementation of the Directive as an opportunity to further complicate cross-border activities.
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EIOPA issues statement on supervisory IORP registration practices
Statement is focussed on supervisory practices in relation to assessing IORPs’ suitability for possible cross-border operations
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EC puts company data access, pension adequacy on new CMU action list
European Commission says CMU not a goal in itself but essential to economic recovery from COVID-19 crisis and transition to a sustainable economy
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In-Depth: Basic European tracking platform to be operational by end of 2021
The ETS has recently launched an online survey to analyse local communication processes
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CBBA rebukes Dutch IORP II implementation as Aon abandons relocation plans
Consultancy “struggles to convince Dutch schemes in a continuing changing environment”
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PensioPlus sets out to improve Belgium’s cross-border pull
The industry organisation is to focus on simplifying procedures to enhance Belgium’s standing as prime location for pan-European pension funds
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Few cross-border funds meet new German performance fee criteria
Fitz Partners finds that only 13% of UCITS funds would meet tighter performance fee structure conditions effective from December
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Bosch’s cross-border plan thwarted by regulatory hurdles
Engineering company transfers Austrian pension plan to local provider after regulations prevent consolidation within German Pensionsfonds vehicle
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Belgium targets €100bn in pension assets by 2025
PensioPlus wants to increase size of Belgian-based pension fund market by more than double in six years
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Aon relaunches bid to transfer Dutch scheme to Belgium
Move subject to approval by two thirds of participants and pensioners
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European pension tracking service ‘to start within two years’
First link expected to be established between Belgian and Dutch data banks
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New pan-European pension fund opens for business in Denmark
Belgium-based IORP to shake up “conservative” Danish pensions market
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ESMA moves on UK clearing house recognition in case of cliff-edge Brexit
EU watchdog working with Commission and UK clearing houses on temporary recognition
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Generali pensions unit targets cross-border, risk transfer markets
Generali Global Pension will offer de-risking solutions and cross-border plans to multinationals
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Netherlands doubles down on new rules for pension scheme transfers
Social affairs minister Wouter Koolmees responds to claims that stricter conditions for cross-border moves are illegal
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Lawyer contests stricter Dutch rules for cross-border pension transfers
Hans van Meerten argues that additional conditions to counter supervisory arbitrage are against EU law
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Cross-border activity fuels 18% rise in Belgian pension assets
Assets under management surged in 2017 amid wave of transfers from foreign pension providers
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Netherlands to raise bar for cross-border pension transfers
Proposal is in response to concerns about funds shifting to Belgium for more lenient regulation
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DNB 'cannot block' cross-border transfer over ‘supervisory arbitrage’
Dutch social affairs minister responds to questions about Aon pension fund’s Belgium move
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Dutch MP: Aon’s cross-border pension transfer is ‘supervisory arbitrage’
Pieter Omtzigt suggests that Netherlands can no longer stop pension funds from moving abroad under IORP II