AEIP published its Statement on the 2021 Pension Adequacy Report. With this our organization welcomes the fact that the report provides a comprehensive analysis of the current and future adequacy of old-age income in EU Member States, addressing several dimensions of the topic. AEIP also recognizes that the discussion on the topic is timely, as the importance of social security systems has become even more evident during the Covid-19 pandemic. In particular, we consider as a positive development that the report makes a detailed analysis on the gender pension gap, which is a topic of high relevance for AEIP and ...

AEIP is proud to present the overview of its activities carried out throughout 2020. In 2020 more than ever, it became apparent that the European social model is entirely dependent on the extent of its inclusiveness and the strength and capacity of social partners at national and European level to truly represent and address the needs of both workers and employers. We sincerely thank all AEIP members, partners and supporters for the work carried out in 2020, and we are confident that 2021 will also bring new exciting opportunities and cooperations. You can read the full AEIP Activity Report for ...

(Text in French below) In accordance with the rotating system of the AEIP’s Presidency, on 29th June Mr Philip Neyt, PensioPlus completed his two-year mandate as the AEIP President for the period 2019 – 2021. Counting on many achievements during his leadership, the contribution of Mr Neyt to AEIP’s work at the European level and in reforming the internal structure of the organization were highly appreciated by the AEIP members and staff. During the meeting, the AEIP General Assembly appointed the new AEIP President and Vice President for the upcoming two-year mandate starting from June 2021 until June 2023. Ms ...

(Text in French below) After 25 years of service as the Secretary General of AEIP, Bruno Gabellieri announced today at the AEIP General Assembly that he is officially stepping down from his position. The AEIP Board nominated him as an honorary member of AEIP. Mr Gabellieri has been one of the founders of AEIP in Brussels, with a major contribution for the development of the organization throughout the years, creating a growing network of members, partners, and friends of AEIP. With the active role, support and coordination of Mr Gabellieri, the organization was established in 1996 by four paritarian funds ...

A group of nine European associations, including AEIP, has announced the launch of the European Retirement Week, which will take place online during the week of 29 November 2021. The initiative aims to provide a platform for a wide range of stakeholders to debate the future of pensions in Europe and to raise citizens’ awareness of the need to save for retirement. AEIP acknowledges that pension adequacy is an important issue which needs to receive increased visibility. That is why the European Retirement Week aims to be established as an important recurring event in the European calendar. Please see the ...

The 4th edition of the G7 Pensions Dialogue will be held on the sidelines of the G7 Pensions Summit (Carbis Bay) on 11th June, with Australian, Indian and ASEAN asset owners and policy thinkers. The roundtables will bring together the experts who pioneered notions such as ESG-Driven Investment, Green Growth, Employee Capitalism and ‘The Firm of the Future’e Singapore Economic Forum (SEF), The Association of Member Nominated Trustees (AMNT) & The Centre des Professions Financières (CILT), with the support of AEIP. Bringing together policy thinkers, regulators and pension executives & board members from across G7 nations, Asia and the Americas, the forum will seek ...

Position title: Policy Advisor to Healthcare & Provident Funds Field: Healthcare & Social Protection & Project Management Job Location: Brussels Application Deadline: 21st June 2021 Start of Position: As soon as possible - to be confirmed with the applicant. The Policy Advisor will be responsible for the coordination of two of AEIP’s working groups: on 1) European Healthcare Affairs as well as 2) Health and Safety at work & Paid-holiday schemes in the Construction Sector. The working groups consist of European paritarian healthcare, provident funds and paritarian insurers operating under the Life Insurance Directive. The position requires strong research and analytical ...

AEIP provided its input to the European Commission’s consultation on the review of the European Supervisory Authorities and the creation of a Single Rulebook. AEIP and its member organizations underlined that the supervision of EIOPA regarding IORPs and provident institutions of social protection should be kept to a minimum level of harmonisation, as IORPs and provident institutions fall under the scope of national social and labour law (SLL) and are subject to national supervision. In particular, these hold an important social function and are part of the triangular relationship between the employee, the employer and the social protection institution. AEIP ...

AEIP published its position on the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA). With this, AEIP underlines that IORPs and provident institutions of social protection are inherently different from other financial market entities in the sense that they are ‘not-for-profit’, have a paritarian structure and play an important social role in pension adequacy as well as health insurance. In that regard, we stress that the IORP II Directive and the Solvency II Directive set clear requirements regarding governance and risk management, including those on operational and ICT risk as well as outsourcing. These rules, which are specific for IORPs and provident institutions ...

AEIP provided its input to the ESAs joint consultation on the RTS concerning taxonomy-related sustainability disclosures. In it AEIP welcomes the opportunity to comment on these draft measures. At the same time, it recognizes the effort of the ESAs to clarify the Level 1 provisions of both the SFDR and the Taxonomy Regulation through the letter of 7 January to the European Commission and the webinar of 29 April. Nevertheless, the entire framework remains difficult to understand and implement, with unclear definitions and overlap. Moreover, both the SFDR and the Taxonomy apply to a wide range of financial market participants ...