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.

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

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

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

The regulatory framework for new DC and hybrid pension products is expected to be in place by 2014 but the sector’s ability to meet Solvency II capital requirements is still a cause for concern

Guarantees and the discounting of liabilities remain the sticking points in Europe as the Solvency II deadline is pushed back by two years

After EU discussions failed, Nordic pension companies are facing yet another delay for the implementation of the Solvency II directive

Finland and Iceland may not be obliged to follow Solvency II, but Finland is drawing up Solvency II-like regulation for its pensions industry

As preparations for Solvency II proceed they are uncovering differing levels of preparedness and areas of concern

One of the key Solvency II issues is that insurers cannot calculate capital requirements without knowing how liabilities will be discounted