Asset management
Danish pension funds hit out at cross-subsidy regulation
PKA and Sampension say cross-subsidy regulation threatens Danish pension system
Aegon rescue aid contingent on VA hedging programme
EC makes variable annuity hedging a factor in Aegon bailout approval decision
Uncertain outcomes – insurers and pension funds tackle inflation risk
With central banks’ discount windows pouring money out at rock-bottom rates but economies still slow to use up excess capacity, the outlook for inflation has never been murkier. Uncertainty has created arbitrage opportunities for inflation risk managers…
Insurers prepare for M&A explosion
A number of drivers could push financial groups to dispose of life insurance assets in the near future. But a boom in M&A will also need buyers, which could prove difficult to find. By John Ferry
LLMA on course to publish first longevity index by end of 2010
LLMA will add a fillip to longevity derisking market with standardised indices
PPF offers potential £80 billion boost to longevity market
UK’s PPF is open to longevity derisking – at the right price
Pensions face RPI-CPI basis risk
Pension pricing peril
EC approves Aegon bailout without forcing coupon deferrment
Absence of measures forcing payments to Dutch state at expense of subordinated debt holders means Fitch upgrades firm's hybrid capital
Hedging costs to soar for UK pension funds
Best of RPI and CPI exposure will cost up to 100 basis points to hedge, as well as increase the size of liabilities, say participants
Channel Islands: Surviving and thriving (supplement August 2010)
Guernsey and Jersey are working hard to develop the hedge fund industry in the Channel Islands. Uncertainty over how the European Union will treat third countries causing some concern.
What they say about Guernsey (Channel Islands)
Channel Islands: Surviving and thriving (supplement August 2010)
Legal services in Jersey see pick up in business
Channel Islands: Surviving and thriving (supplement August 2010)
Jersey declares intent to continue appropriate level of regulation
Channel Islands: Surviving and thriving (supplement August 2010)
Lawyers recommend Guernsey’s legal environment for alternatives
Channel Islands: Surviving and thriving (supplement August 2010)
What they say about Jersey (Channel Islands)
Channel Islands: Surviving and thriving (supplement August 2010)
Guernsey alternative and hedge funds industry in blooming health
Channel Islands: Surviving and thriving (supplement August 2010)
Guernsey’s accounting industry sees growth prospects
Channel Islands: Surviving and thriving (supplement August 2010)
Guernsey fund administration building solid reputation
Channel Islands: Surviving and thriving (supplement August 2010)
FTSE100 market values dwarfed by scheme deficits
For three firms, pension liabilities are more than double their equity market value
QCM Global Diversified Programme (Otus Fund): Quality Capital Management (QCM)
Going with the flow
Volatility adds interesting dynamic to portfolio investments
Carefully trading volatility
Hedge funds study collateral management options
Prudent management