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CEIOPS Conference 2007. Employer opportunities from IORP directive Christopher Mayo 20 November 2007. View from the summit. Employer- opportunity to benefit from: Simplified governance Single regulatory regime Maximise purchasing power/economies of scale
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CEIOPS Conference 2007 Employer opportunities from IORP directive Christopher Mayo 20 November 2007
View from the summit • Employer- opportunity to benefit from: • Simplified governance • Single regulatory regime • Maximise purchasing power/economies of scale • Lower cost of adding plans for new EU territories • Better solution for small populations • Selecting home state based on: • Labour and social laws • Minimum funding • Supervisory requirements
How to get there – direct “pan European” route • Employer takes direct route to the summit: • High cost for research: • Need to explore each regulatory aspect • Need to test tax treatment • Risk of failure or surprise pitfalls • No first mover advantage for a corporate • Need to build administration platforms • Need to build governance structure
How to (almost) get there –indirect route • Employer takes it in stages: • Pursues opportunities that cover all employees • Asset pooling • Consistent governance philosophy • Corporate plan design policy • Commonality of providers • Multinational pooling • Consistent administration platform