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PensionsEurope questions EIOPA's methodology in its 2017 stress test

Brussels, 15/12/2017 (Agence Europe)

On Thursday 14 December, PensionsEurope, which represents the national state pension funds, called into question the methodology used by the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) in its 2017 stress test, the results of which were published on Wednesday.

In its stress test, EIOPA assessed the resilience of 195 institutions for occupational retirement provision (IORP) from 20-member states against an unfavourable market scenario, combining a drop in default-free...