All European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) articles – Page 13
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Hill: Holistic balance sheet decision will ‘balance’ stability, growth
Speaking at NAPF conference in Edinburgh, commissioner also announces review of EMIR’s impact on pension fund derivative use
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Bulgarian pension fund companies seek EIOPA support on measurement
Companies dispute regulator’s claims cumulative returns have been negative
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EIOPA considers action over ‘unsuitable’ DC investment options
Supervisor flags up review of IORP Directive to include better links between investment approach, needs of members
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Pensions industry debates treatment of protection schemes in HBS
Organisations disagree over use of protection schemes as balancing items
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EIOPA challenged to decide fate of past accrual before HBS action
Aon Hewitt says industry ‘unwilling’ to proceed with impact study until fate of accrued rights settled
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European pension funds reject HBS 'undermined by its own flexibility'
Industry groups give damning response to holistic balance sheet consultation, questioning its viability and necessity
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IPE Views: In praise of EIOPA
Towers Watson’s Mark Dowsey offers some rather qualified praise for EIOPA’s efforts to date
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HBS best way to grow cross-border schemes, says EIOPA
Consulted-on HBS would allow pension funds to operate across borders while running deficit, chairman says
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Final IORP II draft ahead relaxes depository, prudent person rules
Latest compromise draft to be used as basis for negotiation with European Parliament, with EU member states hoping for swift passage of agreed text
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EIOPA ‘founding father’ backs greater powers for supervisor
Author of report that recommended launch of current ESA model says supervisors must go where they wish to, “without permission”
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PensionsEurope conference: EIOPA warns against DB-sponsor dependence
Chairman warns pension funds not to depend on sponsor support to fulfil benefit promises
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EIOPA: Budget freeze to ‘severely undermine’ ability to deliver
Joint letter from ESAs says more robust funding mechanism needed, cuts will hamper policy implementation
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New IORP draft sees member states claw back powers from EIOPA
Changes proposed in second compromise draft see EU member states granted powers to veto cross-border transfer of assets
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Bernardino backs pensions stakeholder group amid merger concerns
EIOPA chairman personally backs separate pensions and insurance working groups in wake of Commission review
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Insurance language on contracts within EIOPA balance sheet 'unfortunate'
Industry stakeholder group questions use of ’contract boundaries’ should apply to DB funds due to sponsor’s ability to terminate accrual
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EIOPA chairman defends stress tests as data-collection approaches
Gabriel Bernardino eases industry concerns that supervisor will copy insurance model to conduct IORP stress test
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EIOPA's 'grandfathering' could see pension schemes exempt from HBS
Possibility of exempting accrued and accruing benefits from balance sheet approach could significantly reduce impact, says Aon Hewitt
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EIOPA balance sheet proposals 'in conflict' with UK approach to protection schemes
Lawyer says new HBS proposals causing ‘tension’ due to use of pension protection schemes to balance out existing deficits
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New HBS approach to increase transparency – Clifford Chance
Dutch Pensions Federation sceptical of EIOPA’s principles-based approach to holistic balance sheet
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Industry welcomes 'pragmatic' HBS despite capital-requirement concerns
EIOPA congratulated for abandoning ‘one-size-fits-all’ proposals for sponsor support, as Towers Watson says HBS would be viable only after further IORP revision
