Ireland Coverage
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NewsPensions Authority launches research on IORP II implementation in Ireland
EIOPA and the European Commission are supporting the Authority in the implementation of forward-looking risk-based supervision in Ireland
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Country Report
Country Report – Ireland (February 2023)
Ireland is preparing an Auto Enrolment Bill, which will kick-start the process of defined contribution pension reform in earnest, some 15 years after the concept was first mooted. The plan is for a Central Processing Authority to administer the system and for up to four providers to tender for a chance to manage member contributions.
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Country Report
Ireland: Viewpoint – Trustees, understand the employer covenant
Pensions may lose out if boards do not have a full grasp of the risks facing schemes
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Country Report
Ireland: Final countdown to implementation for auto enrolment
Fifteen years after auto-enrolment was first mooted for Ireland, the automatic savings programme is nearly ready to be rolled out
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Country Report
Ireland: IAPF view - The pension landscape is evolving fast
Reform of the Irish pensions system is in motion but much more needs to be done
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Country Report
Ireland: Interview - Pensions Authority keeps an eye on LDI practices
Pensions Authority CEO Brendan Kennedy is not overly concerned about DB schemes’ LDI position, but feels the regulator needs more information. He speaks to Gail Moss about this and other issues facing the Irish industry
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Country Report
Ireland: Taking stock of LDI
While there are no immediate concerns, liability-matching assets fell significantly last year following rising euro yields
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Country Report
Ireland: In rude health
Heading into 2023, the largest schemes are in funding surplus for the first time
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News
Irish Pensions Authority calls on DB schemes under LDI scrutiny
The regulator wants to know that, where schemes decide to implement an LDI strategy, trustees are making informed decisions
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‘Significant consolidation’ of Irish pension schemes is needed, says The Pensions Authority
Transposing IORP II Directive into Irish pensions legislation is to set out clearly the higher standards of management and governance expected of trustees
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Special Report
Ireland: IORP implementation prompts consolidation
Ireland’s pensions trade body warns that many smaller schemes will be unable to meet the requirements of IORP II, accelerating the move to master trusts
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News
Ireland’s Pensions Authority issues compliance of master trusts report
Authority has issued individual letters to master trusts and expects trustee boards and advisers to consider findings and evaluate own practices
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News
WTW’s LifeSight sets net zero target
LifeSight has also partnered with an engagement overlay provider to deliver additional stewardship services
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News
Irish DB funding improves amid dwindling scheme numbers
Supervisor notes latest figures don’t include impact of recent bond yields and stockmarket losses
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News
Irish regulator: ‘Considerable consolidation’ likely needed for IORP II
Pensions Authority sets out strategy statement for 2022-2024
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Country Report
Country Report – Pensions in Ireland 2022
Ireland’s new trustee code is bedding in following its publication last autumn. The code aligns Ireland with IORP II, with rules on governance, administration, controls, DB management and ‘fit and proper’ requirements.
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Country Report
Revised code of practice beds in
Ireland’s Pensions Authority published its revised code of practice for occupational pension scheme trustees last November, to a lukewarm reception. After a lukewarm response, trustees are getting to grips with what is required of them
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Country Report
Funding levels down, but outlook good
An update on the accounting deficits in Irish DB pension schemes
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Country Report
Challenges await after a year of policy change
Reform of the Irish pensions system is in motion with policies set out last year
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Country Report
Auto-enrolment: a never-ending story?
COVID, Brexit and elections all contributed to the delay in the introduction of the workplace schemes
