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Occupational pension funds are financial institutions that manage collective retirement schemes for employers, in order to provide benefits to employees.

Occupational pension funds benefit from the principles of free movement of capital and free provision of services in the EU. This means that

  • pension funds in one EU country can manage occupational pension schemes for companies established in another EU country
  • pan-EU companies can have a single pension fund for all their subsidiaries throughout the EU

Occupational pension funds operating in the EU are regulated by Directive 2003/41/EC, also known as the IORP directive.

Revision of the IORP directive

In December 2016, the EU adopted a recast version of the IORP directive to encourage long-term investment through occupational pension funds.








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Pension Funds - 201917 articles out of 17.

Pension Funds - 201858 articles out of 58.

Pension Funds - 201779 articles out of 79.

Pension Funds - 201689 articles out of 89.

Pension Funds - 201576 articles out of 76.

Pension Funds - 201468 articles out of 68.

2013 Pension Funds
2013-12-23 ECFIN Economic Paper: Assessing the economic and budgetary impact of linking retirement ages and pension benefits to increases in longevity
2013-12-13 IPE: EU moves to protect pension rights of 'posted' workers
2013-12-10 IPE: Funding at Dutch schemes suddenly drops as deadline approaches
2013-12-02 IPE: Danish pension funds join forces for push into alternatives
2013-12-02 UK Pensions Regulator: Defined benefit consultation - Setting a balanced approach
2013-11-28 IPE: Pension funds must engage with banks showing 'little remorse' over fines
2013-11-27 IPE: No pressing need for changes to pension fund capital requirements – BaFin
2013-11-26 Parliament and Council negotiators close deal on keeping pension rights abroad
2013-11-26 NAPF: Pension funds drive market for stewardship and raise expectations of their agents
2013-11-26 OECD: Pension reforms on track but the challenges of adequacy and inequality in old age remain
2013-11-20 EIOPA/Bernardino: Building a credible and respected supervisory authority
2013-11-19 IPE: Dutch pension funds passing buck on sustainable investment policies
2013-11-19 IPE: European scheme tenders three mandates worth €120 million
2013-11-13 IPE: Long-term investing shattered by credit crisis
2013-11-12 IPE: Germany's aba blasts inclusion of occupational pensions in KID regulation
2013-11-07 IPE: UK looks to Netherlands with defined ambition pension proposals
2013-11-05 Responses to EIOPA's Discussion Paper on Sponsor Support Technical Specifications: AEIP, NAPF, PensionsEurope, USS
2013-10-31 IPE: EIOPA stakeholder group to launch solvency sub-committee
2013-10-22 IPE/Woolfe: The European Commission isn't finished yet - another Green Paper on pensions?
2013-10-22 The Law Commission: Fiduciary Duties of Investment Intermediaries
2013-10-21 IPE: OECD report cites 'serious barriers' to long-term investment
2013-10-16 The Pensions Regulator: 'Master trust' draft assurance framework published
2013-10-16 NAPF urges radical overhaul of workplace pension schemes regulation
2013-10-16 NAPF Chairman: Time has come for single pensions regulator
2013-10-15 IPE: France's Chamber of Deputies set to embrace pensions reform
2013-10-14 IPE: Poland places further restrictions on second-pillar pension funds
2013-10-08 IPE: PensionsEurope to launch advisory group for multinationals
2013-10-04 IPE: Dutch government moves to middle path on new FTK after consultations
2013-10-04 IPE: ERAFP calls on French regulators to allow infrastructure investment
2013-10-04 IPE: Irish auto-enrolment 'a bit of time away', minister concedes
2013-10-02 IPE: Regulator warns Dutch pension funds against dragging feet on new FTK
2013-10-01 IPE: EIOPA rolls up sleeves on new HBS proposal for IORP II
2013-10-01 IPE: Can a pension fund be too big to fail?
2013-09-30 IPE: Aba welcomes drop of holistic balance sheet from IORP II Directive
2013-09-27 IPE: Brussels to delay IORP II proposal due to lack of data
2013-09-23 FN: Dutch seek pension support for €40 billion recovery plan
2013-09-19 OFT agrees reforms to UK defined contribution pensions market
2013-09-11 EFAMA publishes blueprint for European personal pension products
2013-09-02 IPE: European Commission cancels assessment of IORP capital requirements
2013-08-27 Hedgeweek: Pension funds increasing alternative asset allocations
2013-08-27 FT: France avoids radical overhaul in pension reforms
2013-08-25 FT: EU pension proposals 'crippling' for the UK
2013-08-16 IPE: UK state pension reform to trigger DB scheme closures
2013-08-15 Joint Forum publishes consultative papers on Longevity Risk Transfer Markets and Point of Sale Disclosure
2013-08-14 IPE: Irish regulator proposes minimum standards for DC
2013-08-14 PensionsEurope response to EIOPA consultation on a possible EU single market for personal pension products
2013-07-29 IPE: EC should avoid unnecessary changes to IORP
2013-07-21 FT: Private Polish pensions face the chop
2013-07-19 ALFI response to the Commission's Consultation on consumer protection in third-pillar retirement products
2013-07-19 EuroFinUse: Response to the Consultation by DG SANCO on Consumer protection in third-pillar retirement products
2013-07-19 Insurance Europe: Consumer protection in pensions requires different approach
2013-07-18 IPE: Austrian pension reform best possible given circumstances
2013-07-16 EIOPA publishes Final Report on the Peer Review on Occupational Pensions
2013-07-16 Towers Watson: Liability hedging de-risking and de-stressing
2013-07-15 IPE: Dutch Cabinet unveils proposals for new financial assessment framework
2013-07-15 IPE: Unions dismiss Irish leader's suggestion state should be pensions 'paymaster'
2013-07-15 Taxand: AIFMD - The positive and negative tax implications
2013-07-12 IPE: UK's OFT questions prospect of DC funds achieving scale
2013-07-10 Joint statement on IORP II Governance and Transparency measures
2013-07-10 EIOPA/Bernardino: QIS for pensions
2013-07-09 IPE: Ireland should back further pensions levy 'under no circumstances'
2013-07-09 Towers Watson: General governance and fit and proper requirements for IORPs
2013-07-08 Towers Watson: Internal control system and internal audit function for IORPs
2013-07-08 DerivSource: Pension funds & insurance companies - Considerations for CCP clearing
2013-07-04 NAPF: EIOPA finalises cost of threat of Solvency II-type rules
2013-07-04 JPMAM dismisses reintroduction of capital requirements for pension funds
2013-07-03 IPE: Denmark to create standard methodology for solvency requirements
2013-06-28 IPE: Irish employers critical of appalling failure of pensions policy
2013-06-27 Money Marketing: NAPF warns Solvency II for pensions is far from dead
2013-06-26 Reuters: Pension funds may see the silver lining on the interest rate cloud
2013-06-26 WSJ: Poland to shrink private pension funds
2013-06-25 IPE: Experts call for 'combi-contract' in Dutch Pensions Act
2013-06-25 IPE: PFA Pension considers challenging Danish regulator
2013-06-20 Commission welcomes Council agreement on pension portability to facilitate EU worker mobility
2013-06-20 IPE: Pension fund for Dutch watchdog offloads Spanish, Italian bonds
2013-06-20 IPE: Collective DC in UK would require 'radical' legislative changes
2013-06-19 IPE: Small-scale DC pension funds should be discouraged in Ireland
2013-06-18 IPE: Switzerland releases draft report on pension fund voting rights law
2013-06-14 IPE: DC pension plans should prioritise income risk
2013-06-13 PensionsEurope publishes survey on national policy actions relative to pensions
2013-06-12 IPE: EC asks ECB, Joint Research Centre to conduct IORP II impact studies
2013-06-06 Aon Hewitt warns of IORP Directive's impact on smaller pension funds
2013-06-06 IPE: France - Where is the new pension reform going?
2013-06-06 IPE: Dutch schemes should take supervision conclusions to heart
2013-06-05 IPE: Brussels must preserve framework for individual pension systems
2013-06-04 IPE: Outside experts should deal with pension complaints
2013-06-04 IPE: Inquiry into Swedish PPM system produces opposing recommendations
2013-05-28 IPE: ATP warns of regulatory risk in infrastructure investment
2013-05-24 IPE: European schemes breath sigh of relief on delay of solvency rule
2013-05-24 IPE: UK should look to Australia, force DC mergers, opposition party says
2013-05-23 NAPF welcomes EU decision to postpone new solvency rules for pensions
2013-05-23 PensionsEurope welcomes Barnier's decision to postpone new solvency rules for IORPs
2013-05-23 Commissioner Barnier: Occupational Pension Funds (IORP) - Next steps
2013-05-21 NAPF: Pension funds key players in driving responsible investment
2013-05-21 UK Pensions Regulator warns on asset-backed funding risks
2013-05-21 Plenary Session: Public pensions must ensure decent living standards, MEPs say
2013-05-20 IPE: Pension funds' hands tied on low-yielding sovereign bonds - APG
2013-05-19 FT: Divisive pension deficit law may be ditched
2013-05-17 IPE: Towers Watson reveals impact of QIS on German pension funds
2013-05-17 IPE: Single regulatory system needed to avoid conflicts of interest
2013-05-15 Mark Cobley: The EU is both saint and sinner on pensions reform
2013-05-14 PensionsEurope warns impact study insufficient for pensions overhaul
2013-05-14 IPE: EU Council approves proposals to reduce reliance on rating agencies
2013-05-13 IPE: IMF warns Dutch pension funds against mortgage investments
2013-05-10 NAPF: UK Government bans consultancy charges and looks at capping DC pension fees
2013-05-10 IPE: DWP promises consultation on DC default charge cap
2013-05-10 IPE: TPR inadvertently imposes higher risks on schemes
2013-05-08 IPE: EIOPA estimates for pension rights cuts too high, says Dutch regulator
2013-05-02 Insurance Europe Position Paper on the proposal on the acquisition and preservation of pension rights
2013-04-25 UK MPs call for single regulator for workplace pensions
2013-04-25 EIOPA publishes survey of EU practice on default investment options
2013-04-25 Commission launches consultation of third pillar retirement products (individual pension plans)
2013-04-22 OECD: Reforms essential to make Ireland's pension system fairer
2013-04-21 FT: EU pension proposals alarm local schemes
2013-04-19 IPE: Danish pensions association blasts government for lacking compass
2013-04-14 FT: UK pension deficits set to rise by £100 billion
2013-04-12 IPE: Brussels unlikely to base IORP on any of three QIS scenarios
2013-04-11 IPE: Cyprus may revoke deposit protection for institutional clients
2013-04-10 IPE: UK minister repeats call for Brussels to drop Solvency II rules for pensions
2013-04-09 IPE: UK government's 'cavalier' attitude to state pension reform criticised
2013-04-09 EIOPA: Preliminary results of the QIS on IORPs
2013-04-09 NAPF: EU pension rules could send UK pension funds £450 billion into the red
2013-04-04 UK Parliament: MPs publish report on State Pension reforms
2013-04-03 IPE: Dutch pension fund assets top €1 trillion
2013-04-02 IPE: All eyes on auto-enrolment
2013-03-28 NAPF: TPR's Code for DC pensions risks being counterproductive
2013-03-26 IPE: French pension fund UMR on lookout for new majority stakeholder
2013-03-26 IPE: Long-term investing Green Paper a 'good start', but needs more studies
2013-03-26 IPE: President of Cyprus vows to protect accrued pension benefits
2013-03-25 Long-term financing of the EU economy Green Paper - NAPF comment
2013-03-22 IPE: IORP II must not 'jeopardise' pension investments
2013-03-21 EP: State pensions must guarantee decent living standards for all, insist MEPs
2013-03-20 NAPF: Pension funds react to [UK] Budget
2013-03-20 IMA: "Joined-up thinking on asset management – and the Government is putting skin in the game"
2013-03-18 FN: Banks and pension funds struggle for common ground on sell-offs
2013-03-15 IPE: VAT exemption could apply to DC pension funds
2013-03-14 IPE: Public pension liability disclosure a 'win for transparency'
2013-03-12 IPE: End of contracting out will not have 'seismic' effect on DB funds
2013-03-11 IPE: EIOPA notes inconsistencies in QIS as it pushes for next exercise
2013-03-07 IPE: EU Court of Justice rejects pension funds' claim over VAT payments
2013-03-07 IPE: The UMR's failed cross-border plans
2013-03-06 IPE: UK pensions minister calls for government-backed DC protection fund
2013-03-04 IPE: Pension funds planning new FoHF investments
2013-03-01 IPE: Netherlands to replace multi-scheme pensions vehicle with new API
2013-02-27 IPE: UK pensions regulator needs more resources, not new objective
2013-02-27 ECON opinion on an Agenda for Adequate, Safe and Sustainable Pensions
2013-02-25 Commissioner Andor: Ensuring the sustainability of EU pension systems
2013-02-23 Hermes EOS & NAPF - Pay Principles
2013-02-22 EIOPA publishes Report on Good Practices related to the provision of information for Defined Contribution schemes
2013-02-18 AEIP demands EIOPA clarification ahead of next QIS
2013-02-15 IPE: Pension funds to fall under scope of financial transaction tax
2013-02-15 IPE: EIOPA likely to submit QIS data before publishing recommendations
2013-02-14 IPE: Pension funds at significant risk from holistic balance sheet complexity
2013-02-13 IPE: Brussels failing to recognise social aspect of IORP Directive
2013-02-12 IPE: Irish report presents misleading view of pension charges
2013-02-12 IPE: Quantitative impact study for revised IORP Directive a complete failure
2013-02-11 PensionsEurope: Holistic Balance Sheet Approach
2013-02-11 UK Work and Pensions Committee: Lift NEST restrictions now
2013-02-04 IPE: Accounting rules could force pension funds to review hedging strategies
2013-02-01 IPE: Polish pension funds playing greater role in equity financing
2013-01-29 IPE: Study shows growing interest in ETFs among pension professionals
2013-01-25 DWP publishes call for evidence on impact of Defined Benefit pensions on growth
2013-01-25 NAPF comments on government consultation on funding DB pension funds
2013-01-25 IPE: UK consultation on liabilities smoothing comes too little, too late
2013-01-25 IPE: Romanian government maintains second-pillar pension contribution rise
2013-01-21 Commissioner Andor: The role of pension funds in active ageing and solidarity between generations
2013-01-17 Pension funds hope OFT study sheds more light on DC pensions market
2013-01-14 UK Government White Paper on single-tier pension
2013-01-14 IPE: DC default funds need better risk management
2013-01-14 IPE: Final step in Norwegian pension reform opens up transfer market
2013-01-11 ABI: Agreement on the Disclosure of Pension Charges and Costs
2013-01-10 IMA stresses need for better pension governance
2013-01-10 UK TPR: Consultation on regulating work-based DC pension schemes
2013-01-08 IPE: Don't let Basel III get your hopes up about Solvency II
2013-01-07 IPE: Regulator blocked UK Coal from transferring pension assets to PPF
2013-01-03 IPE: IORP - Is there light at the end of the tunnel?
2013-01-03 IPE: Dutch pension funds increase eurozone exposure by 5 per cent in Q3

Prior Years Reports


Pension Funds - 2012187 articles out of 187.

Pension Funds - 201195 articles out of 95.

Pension Funds - 201013 articles out of 13.

Pension Funds - 200914 articles out of 14.

Pension Funds - 200833 articles out of 33.

Pension Funds - 200722 articles out of 22.

Pension Funds - 20062 articles out of 2.

Pension Funds - 200511 articles out of 11.

Pension Funds - 20041 articles out of 1.

Pension Funds - 200313 articles out of 13.

Pension Funds - 200239 articles out of 39.

Pension Funds - 200120 articles out of 20.

Pension Funds - 20004 articles out of 4.

Pension Funds - 19991 articles out of 1.