According to the latest report from the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA), published in December 2025, cross-border activity among IORPs across the European Economic Area stayed broadly flat in 2024. EIOPA’s fifth annual Cross-Border IORPs Report 2025 shows that 27 cross-border IORPs were active across the EEA last year—down one from 2023. Zoom out, though, and the bigger picture hasn’t changed. EIOPA confirms what it has been

The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) in December 2022 published a report on cross-border Institutions for Occupational Retirement Provisions (IORPs), i.e. corporate pension plans, in the European Economic Area (EEA). According to EIOPA, the number of active cross-border IORPs fell from 33 in 2020 to 31 in 2021. Such plans cover approximately 93,000 members and beneficiaries and manage assets worth around €13bn, up from 70,000 members and

Willis Towers Watson’s International Pension Plan Survey Report 2019 was released at the end of January, 2020. The annual report summarises the results of their survey, which includes 932 international pension and savings plans (IPPs and ISPs) sponsored by 877 companies. In particular, the survey revealed that Assets Under Management (AUM) rose to €14.6bn (USD 15.8bn) from €13.6bn (USD 14.7bn), with the largest concentration sponsoring IPPs/ISPs from the banking