The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority has published its advice to the European Commission on plans to harmonise regulation and introduce stringent solvency requirements for pension schemes.
Jack Jones delves into the opposition to EIOPA's plans
Pension funds could soon have to bear the cost of a Europe-wide tax on equity, bonds, currency and derivative transactions, finds Lynn Strongin Dodds
The European Commission has bowed to UK pension industry demands for a longer consultation period on Solvency II requirements and extended the deadline by five weeks.
The European Commission plans to adopt a "holistic balance sheet" approach to scheme funding rules which will treat sponsor covenants as assets, a consultation reveals.
Pension funds face a double hit from a proposed European-wide financial transactions tax, the Investment Management Association warns.
The EC's probe into the Postal Services Bill