Activities of Olle SCHMIDT related to 2012/2234(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on an agenda for adequate, safe and sustainable pensions
Amendments (5)
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses that there are considerable differences between the Member States in terms of the composition of the 2nd pillar. and its providers;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Demands that EU legislative initiatives should respect the choices made by Member States with regard to the providers of second pillar pensions;
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Insists that 2nd pillar pensions, regardless of their providers, should not be jeopardized by EU regulation that does not take into account their long-term horizon;
Amendment 76 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Stresses that the application of quantitative Solvency II requirements poses a great risk to pillar 2 systems, since these may, as a result of increased costs, be forced in future to accept lower company pensions or to stop them altogether; emphasises that this is not in the interests of employees; therefore concludes that there must be no provisions at EU level aiming to apply Solvency II to 2nd pillar systemrules that do not fully take into account the long-term should not apply to 2nd pillar systems managed by pension funds or insurance companies;
Amendment 88 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Rejects the establishment of equal competition between life insurance andcognizes that, although there are differences between pension funds and life insurance providers, similar 2nd pillar pension systems, as the latter are not financial service providers and can therefore not be compared with re organised and offered by both pension funds and insurance companies alifke insurance provider a number of Member States;