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An interview with Pension Corporation's Rob Sewell
The UK's buyout sector went through a period of dynamic growth in the middle part of this decade, as Legal & General and Prudential's duopoly was broken by a number of new entrants. Some of these new...
The green shoots of economic recovery have been spotted in some sectors of the global economy, but with corporate insolvencies not tipped to peak until 2010 for those bodies charged with insuring pension...
The decision by Royal Berkshire’s pension fund to conduct a longevity swap is an atypical action in a sector whose sky-high equity allocations and lack of risk awareness have seen the UK’s Local Government...
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An unhealthy interest
The rise of impaired annuity providers at the start of the decade prompted a migration of the least healthy annuitants away from traditional providers, skewing their mortality assumptions and capital reserves. But as mainstream annuity providers use an...
The finishing line is in sight for the Solvency II directive says Ceiops...
Gabriel Bernardino has taken over as chairman of Ceiops at a crucial time. Not only is the Solvency II directive at a key stage in its development, but the prospect of the organisation’s dissolution and replacement by the European Insurance and Occupational...
Health kicks
The US pension sector is having to cope not just with the increased cost of retirement provision but also the attendant healthcare obligations many schemes are under – liabilities that must now be accounted for upfront. Andrew Sheen reports
Institutional memory
Ninety-year-old TIAA-Cref is one of the US’s oldest providers of retirement services and came into the financial crisis with experience of past crises galore. But did history help it when the crunch bit, and how will its business model learn from this...
Deal of the year - Babcock International
Longevity swaps have been talked about as a solution to pension schemes’ longevity risk management challenges for some years. But this year Babcock International turned theory into practice when it became the first fund to complete a deal. Andrew sheen...
Multinational insurer of the year - Allianz
A nurturing of its capital base and an ability to react positively to unfavourable market events has made Allianz Life & Pensions’ multinational insurer of the year. Aaron Woolner reports
Innovation of the year - SEB Pension
In a year that has witnessed variable annuity providers massively scale back the level and increase the cost of the benefits they offer, Denmark’s SEB Pension has constructed a product that bucks the trend, raising the level and reducing the volatility...
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