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Irish government considers sovereign annuity bonds
IAPF director insists plan is not a bailout of private sector schemes
Fitch lifts Estonian credit rating two notches, citing benefits of eurozone membership and strong fiscal performance; Moody’s downgrades Ireland on poor growth projections, worries over bad bank
Rising bond prices and falling CDS volumes mean eurozone sovereign debt is past the worst
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The Committee of European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Supervisors (Ceiops) has established a task force to draft guidelines for the supervision of variable annuities (VAs), following concern among regulators at the high concentration of this product...
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