All Savings and Investments Union (SIU) articles
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NewsGermany, France target European venture capital platform funded by pension capital
An expert panel led by former French central bank governor, Christian Noyer, and former German finance minister, Jörg Kukies, has delivered recommendations to scale up European venture capital market
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AnalysisEurope’s pension systems mind the productivity gap
With the continent’s state retirement planning under greater scrutiny than ever before, a major new survey reveals the underlying issues – and proposes several solutions
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Opinion PiecesTo build capital markets that work for people, Europe should look to Sweden
Sweden’s capital market success offers the EU a practical model for building inclusive, resilient markets
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NewsEFAMA warns against new ESMA reviews for large asset managers
But says many measures in the EC’s financial markets integration package address barriers to the Savings and Investment Union
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NewsEU unveils financial markets integration package
Commission hopes reforms will break down cross-border silos and boost capital-market scale
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AnalysisMember preferences and risk management: how sustainability is showing up in IORP III
EU Commission wants to strengthen language around management of sustainability-related risks
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NewsSIU IORP II reforms should create investment leeway, says Hoechst’s Röhle
The European Commission is expected to present a package of occupational and personal pension measures next week
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NewsIndustry bodies call on European policymakers to support ‘Rhineland model’ of pensions
An understanding of pensions as a social right needs to be strengthened, according to pension fund associations in Austria, Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands
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NewsSIU: French regulator calls for empowerment of EU asset management supervisor
French markets supervisor calls for ESMA governance shake-up to help make success of the Commission’s Savings and Investments Union project
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NewsEFAMA and EIOPA call for ambitious reform to supplementary pensions
‘With an ageing population in the EU, we need to take bold actions, at scale, to strengthen retirement security and reduce pension gaps,’ says EIOPA’s chair Petra Hielkema
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NewsPensionsEurope plays down need for scale interventions in IORP II review
Industry association to go into more detail in response to the Commission’s targeted consultation on supplementary pensions
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NewsEFAMA calls for EU-wide adoption of savings and investment accounts
European Commission is preparing to propose a European blueprint for savings and investment acccounts
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NewsMulti-country initiatives could help move SIU goals forward, says OECD
Preferential tax treatment still a ‘formidable challenge’ for development of EU-wide savings and investment products
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NewsEIOPA proposes central data hub role in SIU response
The authority also called for new pensions data requirements to be centralised from the outset, beginning with IORP II data
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News‘Overly restrictive’ investment limits among IORP II topics in EC consultation
The ‘targeted’ consultation is also about the future of the PEPP, and areas deemed suitable for member state recommendations, such as auto-enrolment guidance
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NewsNBIM calls for united capital markets supervision to help Europe catch up
‘Better and simpler regulation is key to facilitate capital market evolution,’ Norwegian SWF tells EU Commission
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NewsEU watchdog urges EC to change approach to pensions given failures
IORP II, PEPP regulation have failed to boost supplementary pensions, says European Court of Auditors
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NewsPEPP provider sets out reform needs for product ‘worth fighting for’
Finax CEO says PEPP ‘one of the most promising financial innovations to come out of the EU’
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Opinion PiecesViewpoint: Why Europe must adapt to the new geography of capital
In its attempt to attract investments from within and from beyond its borders, the EU cannot retreat to ‘defensive regionalism’
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Opinion PiecesViewpoint: Policymakers should think beyond auto-enrolment
aba’s Cornelia Schmid reflects on the European Commission’s Savings and Investments Union (SIU) strategy
