IPE's EU Coverage – Page 17
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Opinion PiecesNews Notes: PEPP cap elicits muted response
The date for authorisation for the so-called Pan-European personal pension product (PEPP) is fast approaching – 22 March 2022 – and yet the European pensions market seems to be relatively quiet about it.
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FeaturesBriefing: EU strengthens rules on green disclosure
Investment firms need to familiarise themselves with a range of new environmental issues to prepare for a European Union law aimed at consistent environmental disclosures that also support investment decisions on environmental sustainability.
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Delivery of sustainable finance taxonomy advice delayed
For an ‘environmental transition taxonomy’, the EC asked its advisory body to consider additional questions
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NewsFirst EU climate taxonomy rules cleared for January live date
Delegated act published in Official Journal after EU Council’s review period ends without objection
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Cross-border IORPs down to 33 post-Brexit, says EIOPA in new report
Supervisory authority publishes first in series of annual reports dedicated to cross-border pension funds
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IPE Conference: EIOPA chair encourages IORP SFDR PAI efforts
Speech came on the heels of news of a further delay to detailed SFDR compliance rules
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NewsEIOPA flags pensions dashboard data collection concerns
EIOPA members concerned about data collection powers, resources as pension fund groups against additional collection anyway
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Special ReportNextGenEU: Towards a new euro yield curve?
Bonds designed to support member states hit hardest by the pandemic look set to become a new safe asset
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NewsEFAMA highlights uneven SFDR-based funds coverage in Europe
Trade body collected data on Article 8 and Article 9 funds for the first time
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NewsDanish pensions lobby hails EU’s IFRS 17 opt-out after ‘fierce battle’
New EU amendment means pension providers can bypass ‘annual cohorts’ grouping requirement
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EU green bond attracts interest over €135bn
Yield of 0.4% for a 15-year bond is too low, PMT says
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NewsEIOPA opines on costs, DC risk management despite resistance
Finalised guidance for national supervisors includes controversial broadening of DC definition
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News‘Unprecedented’ numbers for EFRAG EU standards working groups
Working groups will provide feedback on early draft of EU standards for corporate sustainability reporting
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Germany added to Sanofi pension fund in Belgium cross-border first
‘This will open doors for other multinational corporations,’ says Aon
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InterviewsHow we run our money: PMT
Hartwig Liersch (pictured), chief investment officer at Pensioenfonds Metaal & Techniek (PMT), tells Tjibbe Hoekstra how the largest private market pension fund in the Netherlands is looking to strengthen its investment policy to address the climate crisis
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NewsBasis for EU corporate climate reporting standard prototype set out
Information being made public for transparency purposes as EFRAG task force work on standards continues
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NewsDanish pensions lobby slams EC for selling Solvency II measures as relief
European Commission presents package of rules on solvency for insurance companies, claiming they free up €90bn of capital
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NewsInvestor groups weigh in on ‘beyond green’ taxonomy proposals
Industry bodies respond to consultation by European Commission advisory body
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Special ReportEU sustainable finance: Pushing the green envelope
How the industry is reacting to the European Commission’s sustainability proposals – including green taxonomy extension, a social taxonomy and hard targets for asset management to decarbonise
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FeaturesLong term matters: Commenting from the cheap seats or on the playing field?
Scientifically literate investment executives who care about the future of human civilisation and the ecosystem will be painfully aware that Jean-Claude Juncker’s comment about the euro-zone also relates to the climate crisis.
