Liability Management
Solvency sanctuary?
Asian insurance companies have sat up and paid attention to their solvency ratios during the past two years like never before. This has led to unprecedented levels of derivatives take-up. But will this conversion to derivatives last?
Life settlement funds hit Asia
Life settlement fund market set for growth as Asian institutions show interest
Effective collateralisation strategy key to longevity swap market development
Establishing an effective and transparent approach to collateralising longevity swaps is key to the effective development of a liquid market in these financial instruments, according to leading figures...
Thailand's GPF seeks "alternative" investments for $1bn war chest
Government Pension Fund (GPF), Thailand's biggest institutional investor with $10.125 billion funds under management, says it is looking to expand its international investments into commodities and...
Unfunded public schemes need to double contribution rate to 40%
Contribution rates for unfunded UK public pension schemes would need to double to 40% if a market-consistent discount rate were applied to their valuations, according to a member of the Public Sector...
Life settlement funds hit Asia
Asian institutions have started to invest in life settlement funds and the market is being tipped for further growth. Life settlement funds are pools of life policies sold on by their original policyholders...
ABP starts search for new chairman
Schipol-based Dutch civil service pension fund ABP has confirmed it has started the process of recruiting a new chairman of the €200 billion pension scheme's board, following the resignation of...
A new approach to risk
Being a successful pirate requires many attributes beyond skill with a cutlass and a lust for rum. For Bartholomew Roberts, an 18th century Welsh buccaneer, maintaining discipline among his crew was...
Against the grain
Pension fund performance in 2008 was appalling, with funding levels plunging across the globe – but some schemes sidestepped a funding crisis by focusing on effective risk management.
Australian annuities - from boom to bust
The Australian superannuation system contains over A$1.2 trillion of assets, but the country’s annuity industry has yet to see any tangible inflow from the sector. As baby boomers retire, will this...
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