IPE's Ireland Coverage – Page 4
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News
Irish regulator announces pension scheme engagement programme
It will help the regulator assess a scheme’s governance standards and how these may affect good member outcomes
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Country Report
Ireland's pensions: All set for big changes
2020 will have to be a busy year if the Irish government is to meet its ambitious targets
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Country Report
IAPF view: A disappointing year
There has been little progress in pension reforms or IORP II implementation as the government has been distracted by Brexit
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Country Report
Regulation: The path to partnership reform
Reform to limited partnership legislation should make Ireland more attractive as a domicile for private market investments
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Country Report
DB funding: Funding woes continue
Volatile financial markets and legislative uncertainty continue to cause headaches
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News
Blasting company convicted in prosecution taken by Irish pensions regulator
Regulator CEO says conviction ‘should act as a warning’
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News
Irish government approves key auto-enrolment provisions
Employees are to choose their providers, which will have to be approved by a new body
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Irish industry body calls for dedicated pensions minister role in government
Pension fund association increasingly concerned at lack of progress on reforms outlined in 2018, with IORP II also yet to be transposed
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Features
The accounting backstop
What if the Irish government pumped €64bn into its banking system to repay loans to the European Central Bank (ECB) and the Irish Central bank illegally?
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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
Chart of the Week: The best place in the world to retire is...
… Iceland, which narrowly beat Switzerland, according to Natixis Investment Managers’ annual Global Retirement Index
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Special Report
Ireland: A pension reform battleground
The government’s plan to overhaul the entire pension system is running behind schedule
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News
Irish regulator to raise scheme levies to meet cost of EU reporting rules
New reporting requirements brought in by EIOPA and ECB are due to come into force from December this year
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News
Few cross-border funds meet new German performance fee criteria
Fitz Partners finds that only 13% of UCITS funds would meet tighter performance fee structure conditions effective from December
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News
Ireland toughens capitalisation rules for DC master trusts
DC master trusts must hold at least €100,000 in reserve regardless of size, according to new requirements published today by the Pensions Authority
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News
LAPFF blames ‘defective’ accounting rules for 2008 Irish banking crisis
The £269bn public pension group has been challenging accounting standards for years and took the issue up again at a hearing into Ireland’s banking collapse
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News
Irish pension funds voice ‘frustration’ at regulatory delays
Government ‘cannot take its foot off the gas’ over the summer if it is to succeed with ambitious reforms, IAPF says
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News
Uncertainty persists over Ireland’s IORP II transposition
Minister says drafting of regulations is ‘at an advanced stage’ – but a judicial review filed by trustees means the timeline is still unclear
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News
Chart of the Week: Brexit helps Ireland hit record AUM
ETFs, Brexit transfers and market performance pushed Irish AUM to an all-time high of €2.64trn in the first quarter of 2019, according to new data
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News
Asset managers urged to implement ‘no-deal’ Brexit plans
Prime minister Theresa May loses vote on withdrawal agreement; ‘No deal’ to be debated today