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EIOPA issued a recommendation to the Registrar of Institutions of Occupational Retirement Provision (Registrar) responsible for supervising Institutions for Occupational Retirement Provision (IORPs) in Cyprus on actions necessary to restore compliance with the IORP II Directive.

EIOPA published today its Supervisory Convergence Plan for 2024. In line with EIOPA’s mandate to build a strong, fair and common supervisory culture and promote consistent supervisory practices in the European Union, the Supervisory Convergence Plan identifies EIOPA’s priorities...

The three European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA and ESMA – the ESAs) published today the joint draft regulatory technical standards (RTS) under the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) where they are proposing a two-year extension to the equity option exemption from bilateral...

The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) published today its December 2023 report on the costs and past performance of retail investment products within its remit.

The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) has launched today a public consultation on its proposed methodology for setting value-for-money benchmarks for unit-linked and hybrid insurance products.

The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) launched today a Catastrophe Data Hub at its Sustainable Finance Conference 2023. The Catastrophe Data Hub is an open-source collection of catastrophe risk data at European level.

EIOPA has launched today a consultation on the prudential treatment of sustainability risks. The consultation paper represents the second phase in EIOPA’s step-by-step approach concerning the expected mandate under the Solvency II Directive.

EIOPA launches today a public consultation on its draft Opinion on sustainability claims and greenwashing. The principles within the draft Opinion aim to pave the way for a more effective and harmonized supervision of sustainability claims across Europe and thereby limit the risk of greenwashing.

The three European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA and ESMA – the ESAs) today published a Report on innovation facilitators, a term encompassing innovation hubs and regulatory sandboxes. The Report identifies a number of benefits and challenges relating to the operation and design of...

The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) published today its December 2023 Financial Stability Report, which explores the challenges the shifting macroeconomic landscape poses for insurers and pension funds. In addition to covering key developments in the sectors, the...

The European Insurance and Pensions Authority (EIOPA) published today a follow-up report to the 2019 peer review on the application of the Prudent Person Rule for IORPs according to the IORP II requirements.

The European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA and ESMA – the ESAs) launched today a public consultation on the second batch of policy mandates under the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA).

The three European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA and ESMA – the ESAs) today launched a second consultation related to the joint Guidelines on the system for the exchange of information relevant to fit and proper assessments.

EIOPA published the updated representative portfolios that will be used for calculation of the volatility adjustments (VA) to the relevant risk-free interest rate term structures for Solvency II.

EIOPA publishes an example of the new method to calculate the Credit Risk Adjustment for situation 3 applicable from January 2024.

EIOPA has published the technical information on the symmetric adjustment of the equity capital charge for Solvency II with reference to the end of November 2023.

With this publication, EIOPA ensures consistent calculation of technical provisions across Europe.

The ESAs propose adding new social indicators and streamlining the framework for the disclosure of principal adverse impacts of investment decisions on the environment and society.

The three European Supervisory Authorities today published an interactive factsheet that answers consumers’ most frequently asked questions about sustainable finance. The factsheet provides tips to consumers considering to buy financial products with sustainability features.