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From Regulation / EU June 2013

Divisive pension deficit law may be ditched following QIS study

Solvency II’s younger sibling IORP II is sitting in limbo while the EC decides whether to roll it out in its current form at the risk of bankrupting firms with funding gaps

From Regulation / Nordic June 2013

Authorities stand by gender initiative despite difficulties

While Icelandic pension funds support legislation on their boards’ gender ratio, some are struggling to meet its requirements

Industry gives green light to FI’s plans to reduce pressure from Solvency II

The Swedish regulator’s proposals on how to extrapolate the risk-free yield curve under Solvency II has been given a positive reception by the industry

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From Regulation / Solvency II April 2013

Reconciling regulation with long-term investment

Allan Polack, chief executive officer of Nordea Asset Management, is heading up a task force that looks to influence policymakers in Brussels to ensure regulation does not hinder institutional investors from making long-term investment decisions.

From Regulation / Nordic April 2013

Board members face testing time as regulator panel vets suitability

Iceland's pension funds are up in arms at what are characterised as interrogations of pension fund board members. But the inquisitor-in-chief says the interviewees are treated to cake

From Regulation / Nordic April 2013

Set up of probe into occupational fund regulation signals a ministry U-turn

As a new government investigation into IORPs regulation in Sweden gets underway, the sector anticipates its release from ‘legal limbo’

From Regulation / Solvency II April 2013

Solvency II delay sparks regulatory action in Denmark

Denmark is implementing Solvency II-inspired capital requirements to fill the regulatory gap left by the directive's postponement. But Finanstilsynet's Jan Parner is not concerned about moving ahead too swiftly

From Regulation / Nordic March 2013

Reports into Finnish pension system raise a few eyebrows

Finland’s pension system is in good health, but pension companies should look to reduce administration costs and abandon their equity home bias, according to two foreign experts

From Regulation / Solvency II March 2013

Further disagreements and Solvency II complexity delays system reform

The government’s banking law commission hits a brick wall as overoptimistic timescales and a concerned industry mean hopes of passing a new pension law are delayed

From Regulation / Solvency II March 2013

EC letter intensifies Swedish confusion around Solvency II and IORP II

Correspondence seeking to clarify the relationship between the two directives has entirely the opposite effect

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