This document discusses key considerations for establishing a pan-European pension fund, including: - Setting up a dedicated project team to navigate the financial, tax, and legal implications across countries. - Selecting Belgium as the home country due to its supportive regulator, flexible rules, and experience with pension funds. - Conducting feasibility studies to select initial host countries and address impacts on benefits, funding, and stakeholder resistance. - Establishing a governance framework with boards, committees, and country-specific pension councils. - Defining funding and investment principles around asset-liability management and contribution policies. - Operationalizing cross-border activities through coordinated actuarial valuation, bookkeeping,

1. Case Studies HenkBecquaert, Member of the Board of Directors FSMA Thierry Verkest, Executive Director, Belgium and Luxembourg, Aon Hewitt 1

2. Dedicated Project Team Specific project requiring expertise and planning Pan European Pension funds is new concept Limited knowledge and experience Opening closed doors Specific skills and competences Financial, tax and legal implications Communication to local entities

4. No quantitative investment and financing regulations

5. Flexible funding definition

6. Investment policy according to prudent person principle

7. Freedom of governance framework according to specific situation

8. Zero tax base

9. Establishment of pension councils (social committees) to comply with local social regulations

10. More than 20 year of experience with pension funds

11. Multi-cultural, multi-lingual community in the centre of EuropePension fund already in place in Belgium? Activity can be extended to cross-border

12. Selection of Host Countries Inventory of pension arrangements in Europe Type of pension plan Funding levels Investment policy Administration process and cost Level of local pension expertise Feasibility study for selected host countries: step-wise implementation process Impact on benefit design, funding, indexation, administration Which plans to transfer, which members to transfer Informal meeting with local regulator Communication to local management / employee representatives Resistance from local stakeholders and lack of understanding/misconception

13. Governance Framework General Assembly International Board Investment Committee Daily Management Committee Pension Council2 Pension Council1 Pension Counciln … Country1 Country2 Countryn

14. Different Pension Plans in a single Pension Fund Type of pension plan Defined Benefit / Defined Contribution Type of benefits Retirement / Death-in-service / Disability Type of financing Employee / Employer Contributions Benefit strategy Maintain existing local benefits Introduce cross-border pension plan

15. Define your Funding and Investment Principles Pooling of assets and liabilities Adequate liabilities to be covered by appropriate assets Financing Plan Level of pension liability = required technical provision Contribution policy Asset ring-fencing for each country section Reinsurance policy and captive management Statement of Investment Principle Investment strategy Risk measurement and management

16. How does it work?

17. Making cross-border activities operational Investments / Cash Management Actuarial Valuation Coordination Bookkeeping / Tax Declarations Legal housekeeping Annual Report / Reporting Authorities Reinsurance HOME Country (OFP) Financial Activities HOST Country Census Data Collection Recordkeeping Benefit Calculation / Communication Benefit Payments Actuarial Processing Reporting Members Administration Activities