The Pensions Authority conference will be on Tuesday 15 September 2026 from 09.00 to 13.00 in the Round Room in the Mansion House in Dublin 2. The Minister for Social Protection, Dara Calleary TD will deliver the keynote address. Other speakers confirmed to date include: The target audience for this conference is pensions stakeholders, such
Today, the Pensions Authority publishes further information on the new data reporting requirements for IORPs in the context of EIOPA-BoS-23-030. This includes a Q&A document setting out the Authority’s responses to a number of queries received from stakeholders to date. This information is available here.
The Pensions Authority has entered into an Accession Agreement (REVUBIN ACPA 023_260113) to the Unique Business Identifier Number (UBIN) Data Sharing Agreement (DSA) in accordance with the Data Sharing and Governance Act 2019 (as amended). Accordingly, Schedule C of the original UBIN Data Sharing Agreement (REVUBIN 023_240125 – UBIN DSA – Schedule C) has been updated with the name of the acceding Public
Today, the Pensions Authority is announcing the introduction of eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) reporting for pension schemes which was previously signalled at the Authority’s conference last September. Trustees and their administrators are advised to begin preparing for future XBRL-based reporting including assessing their operational readiness. Forward looking, risk-based supervision depends on extensive, accurate and
Today, the Pensions Authority publishes its supervisory activities report for 2025. The purpose of the report is to share observations on the key findings identified during the Authority’s 2025 supervisory activities. While the details of the findings set out in this report are not exhaustive, the Authority expects all trustee boards and their advisers to
Today, the Pensions Authority provides an update regarding the registers of information (ROIs) required under article 28(3) of DORA. The European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) recently introduced simplifications to their processes for the collection of registers of information for the purposes of designating the critical ICT third-party service providers (CTPPs) under article 31 of DORA. These
The Minister for Social Protection, Dara Calleary TD, has announced the appointment of Fiona Tierney as incoming Chair of the Pensions Authority for a five‑year term. Ms Tierney will succeed Dr David Begg, who has served as Chair since January 2016. The appointment will take effect from 13 April 2026. Read the Minister’s announcement here.
Today, the Pensions Authority publishes updated guidance (version 1.3) for determining assumptions used in pension benefit statements, as required under regulation 34(4) of the European Union (Occupational Pension Schemes) Regulations 2021. The update maintains consistency with recently revised guidance from the Society of Actuaries in Ireland in relation to pension projections. The latest version of
Today, the Pensions Authority reminds trustees of one-member arrangements (OMAs) of the action they must take to comply with their obligations under the Pensions Act from 22 April 2026. OMAs established before 22 April 2021 have been exempt from the obligations introduced by the European Union (Occupational Pension Schemes) Regulations 2021. This exemption expires on 21
Brendan Kennedy, Pensions Regulator, addressed the National Pensions Summit held on 28 January 2026. A copy of the presentation can be found here.
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