Asset management
Investment structure key to attracting pension funds to UK infrastructure plan
Investment structure key to attracting pension funds to UK infrastructure plan
As good as it gets?
As good as it gets?
Sponsor covenants in risk-based capital
Sponsor covenants in risk-based capital
Fund of hedge funds industry continues to evolve as investors become more demanding
In a minority of one
General public gets taste for world of hedge funds through live radio talk show
Serious talk, psychedelic music and hedge funds
Hedge funds cautiously optimistic on high yield
A healthy spread
Investable indexes: October 2011 returns
Equity markets rebounded in October as the eurozone crisis looked near to a resolution. This benefited hedge fund indexes, however, the rally was short-lived.
CPI-linked gilts will not be issued next year, says government
Concerns over unsustainable demand and market fragmentation halt issuance of gilts linked to consumer price index
Eurozone debt writedown could cost insurers €143bn
Prolonged low interest rates could threaten insurers’ solvency, Swiss Re warns
Rolls-Royce completes £3bn longevity swap deal
Deal is latest in longevity swap trend that has seen more than £11 billion in pension scheme liability risks transferred to banks and insurers
EU financial transaction tax proposals would hit pensions hard, say experts
Pension funds could soon have to bear the cost of a Europe-wide tax on equity, bonds, currency and derivative transactions, finds Lynn Strongin Dodds
Swiss regulator to limit insurer internal model use
Finma to increase focus on standard model for Swiss Solvency Test after underestimating resources needed to approve internal models
ACL Alternative Program: Abbey Capital
Tenth European Fund of Hedge Funds Awards 2011
EU proposals for credit ratings rules require close monitoring by hedge funds
Draft language could affect the way hedge funds perform their own internal credit analysis
Details of matching premium and treatment of EPIFP emerge in Commission paper
ABI says proposals are disappointing and the European Commission has ignored many of the industry's calls for change to Solvency II rules
US Orsa moves closer as draft proposals get green light
Rapid implementation process anticipated after working group approves draft
Implementation costs estimated to rise as FSA consults on Solvency II transition
FSA also outlines how UK regulatory reform will align with Solvency II regime
Decision on dual-capital model use in 2013 'not imminent' as FSA takes legal advice
Question of how Solvency II model can be used in 2013 unlikely to be resolved quickly as FSA promises to 'explore' options
Video: ING Asia CRO Doug Caldwell on Solvency II and use of liquidity swaps in Asia
Local insurers are still offering products at cheaper prices compared with insurers offering risk-based capital structures compliant with Solvency II, according to Doug Caldwell, chief risk officer for ING Asia-Pacific in Hong Kong. Caldwell also…
Solvency II Orsa consultation clarifies key points, but challenges remain for insurers
Insurers still need to develop an effective format ‘to articulate risk and solvency position’, warns PwC
ABI plans Solvency II impact study to highlight undesirable outcomes
Qualitative study will aid lobbying efforts in Europe, says trade association