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The Society of Pension Consultants has urged the European Commission to clarify whether all occupational pension schemes are exempt from its ban on gender-based annuity pricing.

Analysis from Michael Bow, our man in Brussels

Failure to reform EU regulations for UK pension schemes will lead to "inter-generational conflict" over pension provision in future, delegates heard.

Pension funds should not face the ‘exact same rules' as insurance companies under Solvency II but must be open to change, European Commissioner Michel Barnier says.

Solvency II pension policy makers will lay out more details of an impact assessment on the effect of scheme solvency standards for UK pension schemes in March, EIOPA has confirmed.

More than half of people in Britain want to continue working past their pension age compared to just over a third in the rest of Europe, a European-wide study shows.

Jonathan Stapleton urges Eurocrats to take note

Jack Jones delves into the opposition to EIOPA's plans

Proposals to bring iorps directive into line with solvency ii rules receive negative UK response.

Firms will have to commit an additional £600bn to their defined benefit schemes if Solvency II is enforced by the European Union, J.P. Morgan warns.