IPE's EU Coverage – Page 22
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Features
Research: Pension investors seem to be losing faith in quantitative easing
In the first of two articles on a new survey of pension plans, Pascal Blanqué and Amin Rajan find that unconventional monetary policy has taken a toll on pension funds
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News
ECJ ruling could further erode EU dividend tax obstacles
PensionsEurope warns it could take years before pension funds can benefit
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No UK input to IORP stress test as EIOPA flags ‘insufficient coverage’
Lack of UK participation seen as unsurprising given Brexit process
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News
PGGM calls for pension funds to be given liquidity access via ECB loans
ECB said to have agreed to discussions about the matter
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Special Report
Investment Research: The small-cap research squeeze
MiFID II is affecting smaller company research in unexcepted ways
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Features
MiFID II in the US: Complexity cost
The impact of MiFID II in the US is complicated and convoluted
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News
OECD: Dutch gender pension gap unchanged since 1990
Difference attributed to women entering the labour market late relative to other countries
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News
Capital Markets Union wishlists presented as new Commission awaited
Expert group established by trio of member states argues for next CMU phase to focus on citizens’ needs
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News
EIOPA turns to external researchers for help with big questions
Call for research proposals launched in response to growing importance of pension and insurance sectors
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Features
Briefing: Draghi’s parting gift on ECB stance
If anyone in Europe was left in any doubt on 11 September about the dovishness of the European Central Bank (ECB) under Mario Draghi’s leadership, by close of business on the next day their doubts were surely dispelled. On that day the outgoing president of the ECB unleashed a bout of monetary easing, in an attempt to boost euro-zone inflation from 1% to its target of “below, but close to, 2% over the medium term”.
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Features
Briefing: Deep tensions threaten EU vision
This is not a commentary on the UK within or without Europe. Brexit has been a compelling distraction but it is one macroeconomic strand in a complex world. The overwhelming coverage has also moved attention away from key internal tensions within the European project.
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News
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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News
Investors warn EC over timeline for sustainable disclosure rules
PensionsEurope, EFAMA and others have called for a later application date but EC official says financial entities have had time to adapt to new requirements
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News
Lack of responsible opportunities will hinder ESG investing, survey finds
European survey conducted by NNIP reveals 50% believe RI carries risk management challenge
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Special Report
Chart of the Week: European pension assets exceed €7.7trn
IPE’s Top 1000 Pension Funds survey shows that total assets under management have increased despite market turmoil
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News
Fresh QE likely to boost corporate bonds, say managers
Mario Draghi’s final appearance as ECB president bought a 10-basis-point rate cut and open-ended quantitative easing
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News
Swedish pensions lobby says new IORP II rules too close to Solvency II
The regulator has revised its timetable for the implementation of IORP II, pushing the deadline back to January 2020 – a year after it was supposed to come into force
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News
UK Law Commission calls for input on pooled fund voting laws
The Law Commission was asked by the UK government to carry out a study about the system of ‘intermediated securities’
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One third of European insurers expect to cut number of external asset managers
Only €100bn-plus firms foresee an increase in manager numbers in the next one or two years, according to Cerulli Associates research