PensionsEurope overview on cross-border pension funds explores (i) what is a cross-border occupational pension fund, (ii) how does a cross-border occupational pension fund practically work, (iii) what are the main pros and cons of a cross-border occupatio ...

PensionsEurope welcomes EFRAG’s initiative to provide ideas and approaches for a more meaningful accounting of plans with asset-return promise, as the usual IAS 19 accounting approach does not always support “a true and fair view” on plans’ assets and lia ...

PensionsEurope welcomes the European Commission (EC) fitness check on supervisory reporting requirements, and we find it important that the EC continues regularly conducting them. Pension funds’ first reporting of quarterly data on assets (for the third q ...

On 27 November 2018, PensionsEurope published a position paper on sustainable finance. The position paper provides feedback on the following proposals of the European Commission: A proposal for a regulation establishing a unified EU classification system ...

On 23 October 2018, the Spanish government published a first draft of the law to implement the Spanish Financial Transactions Tax (FTT). On 15 November 2018, PensionsEurope answered to its consultation and warned that the FTT would be detrimental to pensi ...

On 23 October 2018, the Spanish government published a first draft of the law to implement the Spanish Financial Transactions Tax (FTT). On 15 November 2018, PensionsEurope answered to its consultation and warned that the FTT would be detrimental to pensi ...

AEIP and Pensions Europe have published a joint position paper calling for political action to relieve pension fund participants from unnecessary VAT burden for contracted management services. The current interpretation of the VAT Directive leads to diffe ...