Pension funds in the EU capital markets union
At this event, we assessed the prospects for funded pension schemes as a component of balanced retirement savings, and how the regulatory framework co
Speakers
Amlan Roy
Global Chief Retirement Strategist and Senior Managing Director, State Street Global Advisors,
Steve Ryan
Deputy Head of Unit, Insurance & Pensions, European Commission, DG FISMA,
Marina Monaco
Advisor, European Trade Union Confederation,
Gisella van Vollenhoven-Eikelenboom
Division Director Pension Fund Supervision, Dutch National Bank,
VIDEO & AUDIO RECORDINGS
Pension funds are the core of the institutional investment that could support greater financial integration and stimulate long term investment in the EU. The low interest environment and disillusionment with the performance of pension funds has led to a widespread retrenchment of funded schemes, and possibly a move back into the redistributive state systems. In this context the EU Commission in 2017 proposed a new personal pension product that will be portable across the EU.
EVENT MATERIALS
Presentation by Gisella van Vollenhoven
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