The latest round in the long-running battle over reform of the main EU pensions Directive is a consultation by the EU pensions regulator, EIOPA, on how it should go about a major ‘Quantitative Impact Study’ (QIS) that will be conducted in autumn 2012.

The NAPF’s response warns of the damage the proposals could do to pensions and the wider economy, while also urging EU policy-makers to take far more time to weigh up the complex issues involved.

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