Insurance
Bank of England urged to buy bank bonds if further QE implemented
Pension Corporation warns that second round of gilt purchases under quantitative easing would be detrimental to pension funds
The gathering storm
The gathering storm
Demand for CPI-linked gilts predicted as fragmentation concerns are downplayed
Demand for CPI-linked gilts predicted as fragmentation concerns are downplayed
Pension fund liabilities could soar as Bank of England hints at second round of QE
Pension fund liabilities could soar as Bank of England hints at second round of QE
Swiss Re: pharmaceutical and care-home sectors could provide capacity for longevity swaps
Swiss Re: pharmaceutical and care-home sectors could provide capacity for longevity swaps
Calls for consistency over risk-free rate
Rates manoeuvres
Public sector funds eye LDI techniques
For the public benefit
Cat bonds poised for recovery after depressed year
Disaster recovery
Solvency II set to boost interest in variable annuities
Bright new hope?
US pension regulation reform will increase focus on risk management
US pension regulation reform will increase focus on risk management
Dutch pension reforms could cause unwinding of swap hedges
Dutch pension reforms could cause unwinding of swap hedges
Longevity swaps 'a natural hedge' for pharmaceutical and care home industries, says Swiss Re
Longevity swaps could acts as a ‘natural hedge’ for pharmaceutical and care home industries, according to Swiss Re
ITV completes £1.7 billion longevity swap with Credit Suisse
Trustee chairman Graham Parrott says the deal removes "significant risk" from the television company's pension scheme
EC argument for ‘bigger and better’ Iorp directive misguided - NAPF
Solvency II is the wrong starting point for new occupational pension directive, says James Walsh
Pension scheme risk transfer deals up 400% on past quarter
Several longevity swap transactions are in the pipeline despite market turmoil, says Hymans Robertson's Patrick Bloomfield
US funds seeing ‘increasing demand’ for pension risk management
Pension funds in the US are becoming increasingly aware of the need for pension risk management and pension risk transfers, as new pension regulations are implemented
European Parliament calls for delay in Solvency II implementation
Parliament calls for delay but European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority says it would like aspects of implementation to start now
Catastrophe bond issuance may resume in fourth quarter, say experts
Waiting out the storm
Australian super funds given risk disclosure guidelines
New guidelines to aid compliance with APRA requirement to disclosure the risk of negative returns on a standardised basis in superannuation funds
Australian distributors upgrade structuring capabilities
Platform for profit
FTSE100 pension deficits slashed by £32bn
Report says firms are finding increasingly innovative ways to plug deficits
Former BA trustees vow court battle over move to CPI
The former trustees of the BA Airways Pension Scheme have vowed to take the scheme to court over its controversial move to stop paying pensions in line with RPI inflation