Today, the Pensions Authority publishes a consultation on consolidation of defined benefit pension schemes. The closing date for submissions to the consultation is 4 July 2025. A consultation paper and submission form are available on the Open consultation papers area of our website.
The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) launched its fifth EU-wide stress test for pension schemes (IORPs) on Monday 7 April 2025. The 2025 stress test will focus on the impact of adverse market developments on the liquidity position of IORPs. A limited number of Irish pension schemes are required to participate in this
4 April 2025: Today, the Pensions Authority publishes its supervisory activities report for 2024. The purpose of the report is to share observations on the key findings identified during the Authority’s 2024 supervisory activities, which included the introduction of the supervisory review process (SRP) for a number of multi-employer master trusts (MTs) and defined benefit (DB) and
1 April 2025: Today, the Pensions Authority publishes the address by Brendan Kennedy, Pensions Regulator to the Irish Association of Pension Funds’ Spring Conference held on 13 March 2025. Included in the address are a number of additional clarifications to questions raised at the conference. The text of the presentation is available in the Related File(s)
10 March 2025: Today, the Pensions Authority publishes details of arrangements for the first reporting of the registers of information required under DORA article 28(3) Article 28(3) of DORA requires pension schemes with 16 or more active and deferred members to maintain and update a register of information (ROI). In order to submit a ROI to the
31 January 2025: Today, the Pensions Authority publishes a revised personal retirement savings account (PRSA) code of conduct. Revised code of conduct for PRSA providers Under the Pensions Act, the Authority is required to prepare, and amend from time to time, a code of conduct (the code) with respect to the producing, marketing and selling of
17 January 2025: Today, the Pensions Authority publishes details of how pension schemes subject to the DORA regulation can report major ICT-related incidents and make voluntary reports of significant cyber threats. Details can be found here.
20 December 2024: The International Organisation of Pension Supervisors (IOPS) has launched a public consultation on its draft Revised IOPS Principles of Private Pension Supervision. The public consultation process is due to be closed by 14 February 2025. Full details, including contact details, can be found here.
12 December 2024: The European Supervisory Authorities (ESA) will host an information workshop on the outcome of the DORA register of information ‘dry run’ exercise held earlier this year. Further information can be found here. Those who wish to learn more about how to prepare their registers of information and hear about the 2024 voluntary ‘dry
28 November 2024: Today, the Pensions Authority publishes a dedicated website page for information on the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA). Any relevant updates from the Authority on DORA will be provided through this page. For further information, contact: The Pensions AuthorityTel: (01) 613 1900info@pensionsauthority.ie
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