IPE's EU Coverage – Page 30
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EC urged to exempt all pension plans from ‘unnecessary’ VAT burden
PensionsEurope, AEIP: VAT Directive must be amended to provide clarity and ensure equal treatment of all pension plans
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MEPs stick with IORP II delegated acts in vote on sustainability proposal
Pension funds had pushed for provision for delegated acts to be removed from the proposal
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Ortec: Climate change could reduce funding ratios by up to 80%
New ALM model forecasts funding level decline of 20% even if global temperatures only rise by 1.5°C
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Special Report
Green growth at heart of EU agenda
A taxonomy for sustainable investments is a key element of expert proposals
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NewsEuropean investment professionals reject forced consideration of ESG
CFA Institute poll shows 85% believe it right to take ESG into account
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aba fears ‘disastrous’ impact of German IORP II bill
Government’s proposal does not capture the minimum harmonisation ‘spirit’ of IORP II, says pension fund trade body
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Former ECON chair Sharon Bowles on the EU’s financial crisis response
Short selling rules were ‘probably the worst legislation’ during the crisis years, says former MEP
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EFAMA’s Delbecque voted new chair of EIOPA pensions group
Aleksandra Mączyńska and Falco Valkenburg named as vice-chairs of stakeholder representative body
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NewsSwedish watchdog urges preparation for ‘hard’ Brexit
Regulator warns of “inconvenience and extra costs” for Swedish banks
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Pension funds fear ‘Trojan horse’ in EU sustainability measures
Conference panellists wary of Commission’s sustainability agenda bringing additional regulation and costs
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Better Finance slams ‘inadequate’ work from EU on online tools
Lobby group for retail investors has called for more work on comparison tools and reiterated criticisms of pension products
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NewsSwedish pension firms plead for more time for IORP II implementation
Insurance-based providers split on draft regulations as deadline looms
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NewsAsset management roundup: DWS partners with Tikehau for alts ‘alliance’
Plus: eVestment secures undisclosed consultant and fee data for new service; UBP enters impact investing space
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PPF to implement EU ruling on compensation increase
UK lifeboat scheme’s annual cap had resulted in some members receiving less than half their promised benefits
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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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Joseph Mariathasan: Big decisions over China for Europe and the UK
Picking a side in the trade war ‘should be an easy decision’, Ashmore’s Jan Dehn tells Joseph Mariathasan
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Accounting roundup: More work needed on ‘too big to fail’ banks
Plus: IASB eyes new pension standard, EU plots financial reporting ‘lab’
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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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NewsPensionsEurope calls for further delay to data reporting requirements
Data gathering will place major cost burden on EU pension funds, warns pensions industry lobby group
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Trustees face ‘onerous’ burden ahead of Ireland’s IORP II implementation
Small schemes could be exempt but government has yet to write EU rules into statute
