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Last month's ruling by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) that insurers could no longer discriminate on the basis of gender was hailed by European Union justice commissioner Viviane Reding as "an important...
The new European insurance and occupational pensions regulator, Eiopa, has an ambitious list of tasks to work on, including the roll-out of Solvency II. Gabriel Bernardino, chairman of the supervisor,...
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New regulations leave retail structured products on shaky ground in...
Changes to laws governing structured products in France that were introduced last year could effectively end the sale of the products to retail investors, fear market participants. By Richard Jory
The encroachment of Solvency II
Insurance companies in Europe are taking a fresh look at the management of their assets and liabilities ahead of the requirements that are expected to be laid down in the Solvency II regulations. The new rules are making it an imperative for insurers...
Risk Australia Autumn 2011
Derivatives pricing used to seem so easy, at least for less complex instruments. Until three years ago, financial engineers, traders and risk managers had largely agreed on the appropriate use of models and techniques that underpinned the pricing and...
Eiopa: Internal models beneficial under Solvency II
QIS 5 results show there is a capital advantage to be gained from constructing an internal model
Equity derivatives
Equity derivatives markets have long lagged the fast migration to electronic confirmation seen in other asset classes. There are various reasons for this – the sheer diversity of instruments, geographic idiosyncrasies and differences in underlyings,...
Preparing for Solvency II
Solvency II is making European insurers take a fresh look at their assets and liabilities, leading some to exit costly exposures and seek investments that look attractive under the rules. As implementation draws closer, bankers expect the trend to accelerate....
Principal-protected products could benefit from Solvency II
New risk-based capital rules for insurers could help demand for products with principal protection, say bankers
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