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Solvency II calibrations need to account for different national contexts
Let commercial market price risk, while governments should focus on risk-reduction, think-tank says
Structuring and regulation of assets frustrating investment, say market participants
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Reserve financing using offshore captives is big business in the US. Yet what started as an innovative method of moving excessive reserve requirements off balance sheet has turned, in some regulators’ minds, into a dark art that puts policyholder protection...
Harmonisation of US and global systemic risk frameworks needed as US proposes first Sifis, warns industry think tank
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Requirements should not be made too prescriptive, says trade association
Concerns Solvency II-based risk-free curve could be distorted by speculators as market begins to adjust ALM hedges
UK regulator urged to reconsider proposed early-warning indicators to reflect better changes in economic conditions and not penalise insurers’ de-risking strategies
Low global interest rates look to be set to stay, so Asian insurers are considering their options in the search for yield, with structured products and CLOs on the menu
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