IORP

Greig McGuinness looks at the potential impact of IORP II.

Plans to introduce a standardised member benefit statement across Europe would needlessly increase costs for members, warn trustees.

EU policymakers have stopped describing schemes as "financial institutions" and left more powers with member states in the latest draft of its Institutions for Occupational Retirement Provisions (IORP II) directive.

Many schemes are run by people who lack the expertise and skills for the role according to European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) chairman Gabriel Bernardino.

The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) has launched a consultation on solvency rules for EU pension schemes.

Capital requirements could be reinserted in the proposed Institutional and Occupational Retirement Provisions (IORP) II Directive, warns PensionsEurope.

The candidate to be the EU's next financial services commissioner has been asked by MEPs to attend a second confirmation hearing, sparking rumours of a potential reshuffle.

Natasha Browne looks at responses to the FCA’s guidance guarantee consultation

Trustees running schemes in England and Scotland no longer need to be concerned about EU cross-border requirements after the results of yesterday's referendum.

As the Scottish independence referendum gets underway, we look at what a Yes vote could mean for pension schemes.