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European pension plan’s ‘elephant in the room’
Europe is still not dealing with the tax treatment of Pan European Pension Products in its latest compromise deal to push the contentious product forward, the secretary general of a European lobby group has warned.
IDD will make inducement rules ‘worse’ – Fecif
A European-wide adviser survey shows how the next wave of red tape in Europe will match Mifid II in its impact.
Advisers need to behave like fintechs
A European advice industry association is calling on advisers to push for the demolition of “absurd regulation” and to act like fintechs.
How to save the pan European pension dream
Anyone interested in the future of pensions should welcome the European initiative on the Pan European Personal Pension products (Pepp). Retirement provision is a major issue facing all European countries, hit by a combination of increasing life expectancy and lowering long-term interest rates.
Financial planning chief warns of advice ‘apocalypse’
In a scathing note aimed at Brussels, a senior adviser and industry association boss has severely criticised the European regulatory “circus”.