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The unintended consequences of the UFR
Over the past six months, Dutch pension reform has had an impact on the shape of the interest rate swap curve from the 15-year point onwards. With a compromise solution now on the table, traders say some...
Multiple demand factors for Asian debt provide the perfect opportunity for Asia’s capital markets to expand their offering, according to experts at Standard Chartered Bank
The Bank of New York Mellon has failed in its bid to dismiss a lawsuit that alleges it lost more than $1 billion by mishandling pension funds’ investments in Lehman Brothers
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Risk institutional investor rankings 2012
Credit ratings for sovereigns and dealers are on the slide – an extra incentive to use clearing houses – but only the biggest institutions have started clearing, and half of respondents to this year’s rankings say they are not expecting to do so...
Australian super funds look to cross-currency basis swaps
With an average unhedged currency exposure of 17% of assets under management, Australian superannuation funds face the risk of significant performance drag from global foreign exchange volatility. The cross-currency basis swap market, however, has created...
Market unrest prompts caution over commodities as diversifying asset...
Life insurers and pension funds have been using commodities as a portfolio diversifier for years. Blake Evans-Pritchard reports on how the asset class is evolving
Legal & General produces first index for Source commodity ETF
Legal & General Investment Management has created a commodity index that serves as the basis for a new ETF launched in partnership with Source
Meeting the volatility challenge of guaranteed products
Volatility in the market means guarantees are getting more expensive. Blake Evans-Pritchard looks at whether companies will be able to continue to offer such products – and what this means for the consumer
Sovereign debt crisis spurs investment in cat bonds
Life insurers and pension funds using insurance-linked securities as diversifier, as deal activity jumps in fourth quarter
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