IPE's EU Coverage – Page 22
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NewsEIOPA names members of new pensions stakeholder group
PensionsEurope’s Leppälä and APG’s Steenbeek among returning, new IORP representatives
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NewsEIOPA PEPP proposal triggers concerns about reporting burden
EIOPA wraps up second PEPP consultation ahead of delivering its advice to the Commission in August
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Amundi completes Sabadell Asset Management acquisition
Acquisition adds around €21bn to Amundi’s assets under management
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AAE wants discussions with IFoA to cover MRA legal challenge
Chair of AAE says questions of arbitrage surrounding actuarial qualifications need to be looked into
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NewsAsset manager roundup: Natixis and La Banque Postale agree merger
New Ostrum Asset Management to fixed income and credit-focussed joint entity to be owned 55%/45% by Natixis and La Banque Postale
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Country ReportItaly: IORP II in limbo
The EU’s IORP II directive has yet to be fully implemented by Italian pension funds
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FeaturesEU sustainability focus shifts
EU sustainable finance policy-making began with a vengeance in 2018, when the European Commission unveiled and embarked on its Action Plan for Financing Sustainable Growth. Two years later, the Commission is preparing to adopt a new, “more ambitious and comprehensive” sustainable finance strategy.
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NewsNew ‘informal’ sustainable finance group formed, comments on NFRD
Group comprises ‘stakeholders with different backgrounds’: Efama, Schroders, WWF, ACCA, ShareAction, and others
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NewsFCA outlines thinking about UK prudential rules for investment firms
‘Investment firms should be aware of the scale of the change the IFD/IFR represents’
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EC opens for applications to new sustainable finance advisory body
Platform on Sustainable Finance will play a key role with regard to the taxonomy and the Commission’s future strategy on sustainable finance
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AAE extraordinary meeting to hear IFoA capped subs proposal
IFoA has said withdrawal plus possible MoU ‘a likely consequence’ if proposal rejected
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EC presented with plan for capital markets union ‘game-changers’
High-Level Forum sets out plan, with 17 clusters of ‘granular’ measures, for bringing about an EU capital market
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Special ReportEuro-zone: A crisis like no other
The COVID-19 pandemic, alongside the associated economic shutdown, has had an unprecedented effect on EU member states
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Special ReportEurope’s investment outlook: The complex game of market guesswork
Investors are having to play a complex game of market guesswork
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Opinion PiecesEU integration takes a hit
The symbolism should not be missed. One of the first responses to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe was the closure of national borders.
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InterviewsOn the record: APG - A rethink is needed
Thijs Knaap, senior strategist at APG, says the pandemic means that investment strategies need to be reconsidered
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Opinion PiecesGuest Viewpoint: Hilde Blomme & Jona Basha
Resolving the ‘alphabet soup’ of corporate reporting framework
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ECB presents climate-related risks expectations for consultation
Climate-related and environmental risks ‘can have a substantial impact on the real economy and banks’
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Scientific Beta unrelenting in criticism of EC climate benchmark plans [updated]
Smart beta index provider follows up lambasting of TEG proposals with criticism of draft delegated acts
