All IORP II articles
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News‘Overly restrictive’ investment limits among IORP II topics in EC consultation
The ‘targeted’ consultation is also about the future of the PEPP, and areas deemed suitable for member state recommendations, such as auto-enrolment guidance
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NewsNew Irish pension strategy will not involve ‘significant change in direction’
The Irish Pensions Authority is set to share its 2025-2029 pension strategy in the ‘coming weeks’
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NewsPersonal pension product success lifts France’s IORP weight
PensionsEurope noted the situation in France in its latest trends report on funded pensions in Europe
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NewsEU watchdog urges EC to change approach to pensions given failures
IORP II, PEPP regulation have failed to boost supplementary pensions, says European Court of Auditors
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NewsIreland launches consultation on consolidation of defined benefit market
Master trust market in Ireland has continued to grow as trustees and employers respond to obligations under the IORP II
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Opinion PiecesViewpoint: Policymakers should think beyond auto-enrolment
aba’s Cornelia Schmid reflects on the European Commission’s Savings and Investments Union (SIU) strategy
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NewsEIOPA looking for ‘pragmatic’ outcome to IORP II review
Chair of the pension fund supervisor comments on the Commission’s Savings and Investments Union strategy
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NewsWhat’s in the EU’s new work plan for 2025?
Commission is sticking with FiDA and plans to reduce sustainability rules, but delaying IORP, SDR and SFDR reviews
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AnalysisIPE ESG Briefing: Member preferences, buying into nature investment
Plus: Do existing corporate climate standards do enough to recognise some of the most important actions that companies can take to mitigate climate change?
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Country ReportUnderstanding France’s new second-pillar regime
IORPs have now taken root in France as providers have shifted from the previous insurance-based regime, but allocations to fixed income remain high
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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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Opinion PiecesViewpoint: How EU policymakers can help plug Europe’s pension gaps
Petra Hielkema, EIOPA’s chair, sets out how the authority and EU policymakers can build an ecosystem capable of plugging the substantial pension gaps Europe is facing
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NewsPEPP ‘failure’ fix and other pension priorities for new EU cycle
PensionsEurope also says pension funds ‘increasingly and incorrectly framed by EU legislation as providing products sold to consumers or customers’
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Special ReportEurope’s pension policy roundtable: Challenges for the next Commission
The experts weigh in on the future of the European Union’s pensions policy
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Special ReportRoundtable: Bruegel - Rebecca Christie
Everyone in Europe should have access to a decent pension product that takes advantage of a large, deep and well-functioning capital market. At the moment, this is made more difficult because of a lack of accessible and truly pan-European products and standards.
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Special ReportRoundtable: CBBA-Europe - Francesco Briganti
It is acknowledged that the IORP II directive is currently under revision, and it is likely that additional requirements will be introduced in new legislation. The European Commission should not introduce additional requirements regarding solvency, governance, information, or reporting because IORPs already work well.
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Special ReportRoundtable: Eversheds Sutherland - Eric Bergamin and Francois Barker
Many pension rules have their origins in European legislation. The European Commission wants every EU citizen to be able to build up an adequate pension to avoid a poverty trap among the elderly, and also wants solid consumer protection.
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NewsIreland’s master trust market balloons to €22bn
The growth followed the implementation of IORP II
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Country ReportIreland country report 2024: A no-nonsense consolidation approach
Ireland’s bid to reduce the number of single-member DC pension funds is succeeding but is not without teething troubles
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Country ReportViewpoint: Ireland’s pension priorities for 2024
The country’s retirement landscape is changing fast
