EIOPA: exploit divisions within EC to resist SII for pensions

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The European Commission's overhaul of its pensions directive is rushed, counterproductive and borrows too heavily from Solvency II, says a key member of the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority.

Speaking at last week’s PP Show, EIOPA Occupational Pensions Stakeholder Group chairman Chris Verhaegen questioned commissioner Michel Barnier’s motives for forging ahead with the regulation. Sh...

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