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‘Fatal flaw’ may derail euro project, says Axa
Global head of fixed income at Axa says a more cohesive political union is needed if the Eurozone is to survive.
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New hope for insurance-linked securities
Since the financial crisis the insurance-linked securities market has been squeezed into a tight corridor of issuance with only natural catastrophe bonds seeing any traction – a blow for a market that pre-2008 appeared to be on the cusp of developing...
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Lehmann heads up UBS VA team Zurich-based investment bank UBS has appointed Yves Lehmann to the new role of managing director and global head of variable annuities (VA) structuring. He will report to David O’Donoghue and Yiannis Mitilineos in UBS’s...
Eurozone contagion fears hit eastern Europe as investors seek safe havens...
Bond investors are looking to the relative safety of Poland and the Czech Republic as the Eurozone debt crisis takes toll on eastern Europe’s smaller economies.
Investors see opportunities in index-linked gilts as inflation rises
With inflation continuing to trend higher than the Bank of England’s target rate, index-linked gilts are growing increasingly attractive to investors.
The sum of its parts?
The latest Basel committee proposals to force insurance subsidiaries’ equity to be financed with the parent’s Tier I capital poses a threat to the bancassurance business model, already wounded from high-profile failures. The increased cost of capital...
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 change and if so, does the industry have the risk management...
Volatility hedging loss prompts Axa variable annuities redesign
The US subsidiary of Paris-based insurer Axa is to launch a new feature in its variable annuities (VAs), aimed at limiting client exposure to market volatility after a €121 million (£106 million) loss in its volatility hedging programme undermined...
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