IPE's Belgium Coverage – Page 3
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How Europe’s pension sectors are preparing for Brexit
IPE asked regulators and industry bodies in EU member states how they have been preparing for the UK’s scheduled departure from the bloc on 31 October
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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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NewsChart of the Week: The best place in the world to retire is...
… Iceland, which narrowly beat Switzerland, according to Natixis Investment Managers’ annual Global Retirement Index
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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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How the financial crisis took the shine off the Dutch pensions system
Ultra-low interest rates mean the state pension is now the best element of Dutch system, says pensions law professor Yves Stevens
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NewsEuropean pension tracking service ‘to start within two years’
First link expected to be established between Belgian and Dutch data banks
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UK and EU regulators agree on contingencies for ‘no deal’ Brexit
ESMA says agreements will allow UK-based asset managers to continue to run money for EU entities
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IORP II: How the EU directive has reshaped the pensions industry
IPE explores how the IORP II directive has been implemented across EU member states
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Belgium adopts IORP II law with transitional measures
Industry keenly awaiting guidance from the regulator on risk management elements
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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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Willis Towers Watson, Mercer eye DC switches for Dutch staff
Willis Towers Watson will transfer staff to its in-house DC fund, LifeSight, from next year
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NewsNetherlands 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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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
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Aon agrees CDC framework for Belgian pension vehicle
Structure exempts employer from duty of filling in funding gap and introduces concept of rights cuts
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NewsDutch court approves €1.3bn Fortis settlement
Nearly a decade after the Belgian-Dutch bancassurer collapsed, institutional investors have a result
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Dutch retailer’s scheme boosts funding despite hedging loss
Allocations to alternatives and emerging market debt brought in returns of more than 18% each
