Cross-border
In-depth reporting on cross-border pensions for our pension fund and asset management readers from IPE’s award-winning journalists
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NewsVon der Leyen moves forward with competitiveness agenda as commissioner candidates revealed
Announcement follows last week’s Mario Draghi’s report which came with 172 policy proposals and recommendations
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NewsFondaereo’s cross-border project could shake up landscape as EU reviews IORP II
IORP II directive has ‘complicated the regulatory landscape, says CBBA’s Francesco Briganti
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NewsIIGCC urges FRC to clarify climate engagement position
The IIGCC has warned the FRC’s changes to the Code risks framing collaborative engagement and escalation as “tools of last resort”.
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NewsFondaereo picks Ireland to set up cross-border scheme
The plan to become a cross-border scheme runs in parallel with a review of the scheme’s investment policies for its new sub-funds ‘Equilibrio’ and ‘Crescita’
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NewsSDR enthusiasm is waning among managers, according to Morningstar
Managers are taking a ‘wait and see’ approach in adopting the SDR label due to stringent criteria of regime as well as UK-centric nature of labelling criteria
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NewsAdvice on IORP II revisions won’t help increase cross-border pensions, associations say
EIOPA’s latest report confirms lack of cross-border activity in Europe
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NewsFondaereo plans to turn into a cross-border European scheme
The pension scheme has also reorganised its investment sub-funds, reducing them from four to three
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NewsResaver Pension Fund to be reorganised for growth
‘Several more countries’ are set to introduce the IORP to their national pension framework
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NewsEIOPA proposes new pensions info-gathering to close ‘important’ data gaps
Regulator says its capacity to analyse emerging risks is currently limited
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Cross-border IORPs down to 33 post-Brexit, says EIOPA in new report
Supervisory authority publishes first in series of annual reports dedicated to cross-border pension funds
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EC tables central data portal proposal as part of CMU package
Commission also pledges more CMU actions in 2022, but pensions adequacy not mentioned
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PensionsEurope hopes for more new members as Denmark joins the fold
Insurance & Pension Denmark to become full member of umbrella lobby group on 1 January 2022
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NewsDenmark’s IPD to join PensionsEurope as EU pensions politics heats up
More important than ever that regs safeguard Danish pension model, says Kent Damsgaard
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Germany added to Sanofi pension fund in Belgium cross-border first
‘This will open doors for other multinational corporations,’ says Aon
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IORP II review an opportunity for ‘paradigm shift’, says EIOPA’s Bernardino
Outgoing chair says more needs to be done at national and EU level to incentivise funded private pension provision
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NewsNew EU-wide hybrid instrument recommended to support economic recovery
AFME warns that equity shortfall of up to €600bn threatens Europe’s economic recovery
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BaFin to accept notifications from UK funds before end of Brexit transition
Plus: UK regulator publishes final Brexit instruments, TTP directions
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WTW starts new German investment services firm amid Brexit uncertainty
WTW has decided to make Germany the hub for providing these services in continental Europe after Brexit
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Opinion PiecesViewpoint: Why Europe needs a real pan-European occupational vehicle
The revision to the Directive, known as IORP II, did not really facilitate cross-border activities. On the contrary, it seems that some EU member states have taken the implementation of the Directive as an opportunity to further complicate cross-border activities.
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NewsEIOPA issues statement on supervisory IORP registration practices
Statement is focussed on supervisory practices in relation to assessing IORPs’ suitability for possible cross-border operations
