Asset management
Volatility in defined benefit schemes trumps deficit worries
Market exposures to FTSE 100 defined benefit schemes could result in a £100bn spike over one year in their total deficit, reports PensionsFirst
Rising interest rates expose continental insurers to lapse risk
Rising interest rates expose continental insurers to lapse risk
Aberdeen Asset Management
Ninth European Fund of Hedge Funds Awards 2010
Ninth European Fund of Hedge Funds Awards 2010
The Ninth European Fund of Hedge Funds Awards 2010 recognised the best examples of the industry. Orbita Capital Return was named FoHF of the year and GAM Trading II honoured as FoHF of the decade.
Pensions In-Depth: Video interview with Geoffrey Staines
In an interview with GP's sister title Professional Pensions, Daily Mail & General Trust pensions director Geoffrey Staines talks to Jonathan Stapleton about communications, risk management and in-scheme resource.
A focus on LDI counterproductive for pension funds – M&G Investments
Returns as important as risk management, say M&G Investments
Large pension funds a threat to financial stability – European Commission
European Commission says pension funds should also be classed as “too big to fail”
Asia Risk Congress 2010: ING risk head admits mispricing variable annuities
Industry has underpriced variable annuities, conference hears
NAPF: EU Solvency II proposals could undermine provision
Insurance regulatory capital framework is "inappropriate" for the European pension industry, say organisations
Ex-Morgan Stanley team create systematic trading investment boutique
Investment focus said to be on highly liquid, transparent instruments, and strategy will use a quantitative approach
$300m net inflow to Asia hedge funds in Q3, says HFR
Net assets invested in Asian hedge funds rose by more than $300 million during the third quarter, according to research by Chicago-based Hedge Fund Research
Insurers weigh the pros and cons of total return swaps
Many happy returns
Video: Simple is a good starting point - the LLMA explains its pricing framework proposals
Guy Coughlan talks to Life & Pension Risk about the LLMA's longevity derivative pricing framework - and how to stimulate the market
Financial crisis whets appetite for LDI by German pension funds
German corporate pension plans turn their attention to interest rate and inflation hedging
LLMA attempts to stimulate longevity market with pricing framework
Industry body seeks to create benchmark price level to expand market participation
Assessment of longevity risk under Solvency II
As the implementation of Solvency II looms, the calibration of the standard formula remains a controversial issue as the industry runs the fifth quantitative impact study. But the current design overshoots the one in 200 year confidence level.
Cern pension fund – moving beyond LDI
Frontiers of funding
Investor relations teams put emphasis on transparency and information for investors
Putting investors first
Latest hedge fund and fund of hedge fund launches
November 2010
Prime broker profile JP Morgan
Comprehensive offering
Fund profile: Thames River Longstone Fund (Thames River Capital)
Building steady returns
Independent directors seen as crucial for hedge fund corporate governance
Independent thinkers