IPE's Belgium Coverage – Page 3
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NewsEuropean pension tracking service ‘to start within two years’
First link expected to be established between Belgian and Dutch data banks
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UK and EU regulators agree on contingencies for ‘no deal’ Brexit
ESMA says agreements will allow UK-based asset managers to continue to run money for EU entities
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IORP II: How the EU directive has reshaped the pensions industry
IPE explores how the IORP II directive has been implemented across EU member states
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Belgium adopts IORP II law with transitional measures
Industry keenly awaiting guidance from the regulator on risk management elements
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New pan-European pension fund opens for business in Denmark
Belgium-based IORP to shake up “conservative” Danish pensions market
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Willis Towers Watson, Mercer eye DC switches for Dutch staff
Willis Towers Watson will transfer staff to its in-house DC fund, LifeSight, from next year
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NewsNetherlands doubles down on new rules for pension scheme transfers
Social affairs minister Wouter Koolmees responds to claims that stricter conditions for cross-border moves are illegal
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Lawyer contests stricter Dutch rules for cross-border pension transfers
Hans van Meerten argues that additional conditions to counter supervisory arbitrage are against EU law
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Cross-border activity fuels 18% rise in Belgian pension assets
Assets under management surged in 2017 amid wave of transfers from foreign pension providers
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Netherlands to raise bar for cross-border pension transfers
Proposal is in response to concerns about funds shifting to Belgium for more lenient regulation
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Dutch MP: Aon’s cross-border pension transfer is ‘supervisory arbitrage’
Pieter Omtzigt suggests that Netherlands can no longer stop pension funds from moving abroad under IORP II
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Aon agrees CDC framework for Belgian pension vehicle
Structure exempts employer from duty of filling in funding gap and introduces concept of rights cuts
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NewsDutch court approves €1.3bn Fortis settlement
Nearly a decade after the Belgian-Dutch bancassurer collapsed, institutional investors have a result
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Dutch retailer’s scheme boosts funding despite hedging loss
Allocations to alternatives and emerging market debt brought in returns of more than 18% each
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NewsABP purchases €360m of Belgian green bonds
Plus: Metal scheme PME takes €100m stake in Danish fund for sustainable energy
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Country ReportBelgium: Focus on risk and returns
Pension funds face lower returns and greater regulatory pressures
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Netherlands roundup: PGGM joins €921m dam project
Plus: Butchers’ scheme takes on 4,000 poultry workers; Netherlands and Belgium reach pension tax agreement
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Belgium overhauls second pillar pensions for self-employed
Self-employed individuals have not been able to accrue occupational pension benefits
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Euro and equity rallies boost Belgian pension funds to 6% in 2017
PensioPlus warns on withdrawal of quantitative easing, equity market volatility and higher inflation
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Netherlands roundup: Low-cost DC vehicles growing steadily
Also: APG invests in €1bn infrastructure portfolio; Ahold scheme swaps custodian
