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
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
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.
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
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’
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
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
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
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
