Trustees shun proposed European pensions benefit statement

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

The proposal, contained in the Institutions for Occupational Retirement Provisions (IORP) II Directive, could become compulsory when the directive is finalised in 2015. The implication of the st...

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