All IORP II articles
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NewsAustrian pensions veteran calls on industry to support PensionsEurope
Johannes Ziegelbecker said SFDR, DORA and FIDA were ‘horizontal legislations’
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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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Special ReportWho decides if investors can pursue sustainability objectives?
Pension funds must be prepared in case their members don’t care about sustainability
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News68% of Irish DC schemes plan to wind up and transfer to alternative arrangement
Many schemes are moving their pensions into multi-employer mastertrusts or personal retirement savings accounts
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NewsIORP II: EIOPA delivers final advice for next steps
Regulator drops low-profile risk profile idea, addresses SFDR concerns
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NewsIORP II drives fall in Irish pension scheme numbers, says Pensions Authority
For many schemes, trustees and sponsoring employers have decided that ‘it is not practical or economic to make their scheme compliant’ with IORP II
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Special ReportIreland: All systems go for national auto-enrolment
Irish government aims to launch auto-enrolment retirement system in 2024
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NewsDutch pension federation opposes increase in IORP regulation threshold
The Pensioenfederatie also said it is against the creation of a “low-risk category” of IORPs with less strict regulatory requirements
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Opinion PiecesGerman pensions sector backs cost rethink
Applause, which started mildly but ended robustly, suddenly reverberated in a packed Berlin conference room a few weeks ago. An audience of industry experts, pension managers, associations and trade unions clapped at the suggestion that Germany’s BaFin regulator should avoid repeating its exercise on cost reporting for IORPs, initiated by the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA), and implemented in turn by BaFin. The exercise was a disappointment, and an excessive, unnecessary effort for the German pension industry.
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NewsAEIP defends proportionality principle in IORP II review consultation
The IORP sector is asking for more proportionality, not less, according to the European Association of Paritarian Institutions
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Special ReportRegulation: EIOPA takes stock of IORP II
Sustainability requirements in focus as EIOPA admits cross-border ‘failure’
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NewsPensions Authority launches research on IORP II implementation in Ireland
EIOPA and the European Commission are supporting the Authority in the implementation of forward-looking risk-based supervision in Ireland
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Country ReportIreland: IAPF view – The pension landscape is evolving fast
Reform of the Irish pensions system is in motion but much more needs to be done
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NewsTrend for greenwashing call out to spread to impact investing, says PGGM’s Op ‘t Veld
‘Some investors are currently rather liberal with their claims on impact, which I’m quite concerned about,’ says the responsible investment principal director
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News‘Significant consolidation’ of Irish pension schemes is needed, says The Pensions Authority
Transposing IORP II Directive into Irish pensions legislation is to set out clearly the higher standards of management and governance expected of trustees
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NewsAba prepares to submit second pillar reform proposals to government
Association proposes possibility of social partners to sign collective bargaining agreements, necessary to start pure DC plans
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Special ReportNorway: Steps towards a new pension settlement
Increasing the retirement age will help put Norway’s pension system on a more sustainable footing, but improving benefits will mean extra costs
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Ireland: IORP implementation prompts consolidation
Ireland’s pensions trade body warns that many smaller schemes will be unable to meet the requirements of IORP II, accelerating the move to master trusts
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NewsIreland’s Pensions Authority issues compliance of master trusts report
Authority has issued individual letters to master trusts and expects trustee boards and advisers to consider findings and evaluate own practices
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NewsDiversity, fiduciary ‘impact’ duty and more on EIOPA IORP II review task list
European Commission’s call for advice finally lands in EIOPA’s inbox
