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Managing Solvency II's equity capital charge
The capital charge imposed by Solvency II on equities could be costly for many life insurers. Blake Evans-Pritchard reports on where efficiency improvements could be made
The negative impact of the counter-cyclical capital buffer on high-growth countries has reinforced the feeling that the Basel III Accord is biased towards the North American and European banking systems...
Vietnam’s economic expansion has been matched by a proliferation of banks. But the regulator is talking tough and is aiming to halve the number of banks and ramp up their risk management capabilities....
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Dark pool trading in Asia increases – as does regulatory interest
The dark pool sector in Singapore was killed off by onerous regulations. As the SFC later looks to step up its oversight of the activity, the question is whether the Asian market will match its European and North American peers in terms of penetration...
Australia weighs up illiquidity premium for insurer liabilities
Australia is forging ahead of the rest of Asia in introducing risk-based capital regulation for its insurance industry with the recognition of an illiquidity premium. Could this in turn lead to a solution to Australian banks’ Basel III liquidity issues?...
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Structured Products Americas: some welcome consistency in the complexity...
Richard Jory reports from the Structured Products Americas conference in Miami
South Africa: regime change
As South Africa’s insurers prepare for a risk-based solvency regime, it appears that the new capital rules could benefit life insurers, but non-life companies may not be so well off. Blake Evans-Pritchard reports
Targeting currency risks
Solvency II is expected to impose a specific capital charge on currency mismatches between assets and liabilities for European insurers and re-insurers, bringing currency risk under the regulatory spotlight for the first time. Although forex managers...
The club no-one wants to join: swap dealer rules remain unclear
Around 120 firms will be classed as swap dealers under the Dodd-Frank Act, US regulators estimate – but hundreds more will be uncertain whether they are caught or not. Answering that question may not be easy, lawyers warn. Peter Madigan reports
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