IPE's EU Coverage – Page 25
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NewsCapital 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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NewsEIOPA 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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FeaturesBriefing: 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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FeaturesBriefing: 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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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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NewsInvestors 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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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 ReportChart 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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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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NewsSwedish 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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NewsUK 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
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Special ReportEU Sustainable Finance: The greening of Europe
The EU wants to encourage environmentally friendly investment practices. Will its taxonomy stimulate the green bond market?
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Viewpoints: Investment as the saviour
How taxonomy, trajectory and Ecolabel could save our children
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Viewpoints: The industry reacts
Will the EU Sustainable Finance Technical Expert Group’s June 2019 reports on the green taxonomy, green bond standards and climate benchmarks succeed in mobilising investors and capital in support of sustainability objectives?
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Opinion PiecesAn ageing Europe needs radical policy ideas
The Centre for Social Justice – a UK centre-right think tank – has proposed retirement policy reforms including raising the country’s state pension age to 75 by 2035
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A green game changer
New EU green finance requirements will increase demand for better and more comparable ESG data
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Special ReportBelgium: Rolling out IORP II
Belgium is proud of its transposition of the EU’s new pension fund directive
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FeaturesGlobal conflict: Another side of the triangle
So much attention is focused on the trade conflict between the US and China that it is all too easy to miss the bigger picture
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FeaturesBriefing: The cliff-hanger of European banks
It has been a bad decade for European financials, with share prices still a fraction of their pre-crisis highs
