Asset management
Appetite still strong for Ucits hedge funds
Alluring aspects
Insurers braced for far-reaching recovery and resolution requirements
For the past couple of years, insurers have watched at a safe distance banks struggling to learn their way around living wills. Only last month did they realise the extent to which they will be put through similar hardships. The Financial Stability Board…
Martin Currie continues to back alternative Ucits funds
Investor choice
Extreme mortality bond issuance predicted to expand as spreads tighten
Successful placement of SCOR bond indicates increased investor appetite for life risk
Postponed Omnibus II vote casts doubt on Solvency II 2016 launch
European Parliament pushes back vote to March 11 despite positive developments in Omnibus II negotiations
InfraHedge tops annual MAP survey
Mapping the future
Hedge funds use specific criteria for prime broker selection
Picking a partner
Solvency II reporting dry runs reveal Pillar III challenges
As insurers begin to conduct dry runs of their reporting schedules in preparation for the various conflicting regulations coming into force, it is becoming clear just how difficult compliance is going to be. Clive Davidson reports
More UK insurers to publish economic capital data next year
Firms look to make model outputs publicly available to test investor response to future Solvency II requirements
Hedge funds urged to promote risk management benefits to investors
Emphasise the positive
India-focused hedge funds continue seesaw performance
Mena funds outperform EM peers
EM sell-off a buying opportunity, says Ada
Changing times
Global capital standard raises calibration and consistency questions
International efforts to develop a global capital standard are gathering pace, but the plans are controversial, raising fears that the competitiveness of international insurance groups could be damaged. There are also questions over how any global…
FX prime brokers continue to shun four-way agreements
Four-way agreements too difficult under Dodd-Frank external business conduct standards, say prime brokers
Optimism as Omnibus II trilogues recommence next week
Over the summer, Omnibus II discussions picked up speed at the EU Council. Draft papers reveal a more generous volatility balancer and extended transitional measures are in the pipeline. Industry representatives believe an agreement is within reach…
Nominations open for European FoHF awards 2013
Europe’s only awards aimed exclusively at fund of hedge funds are now accepting entries. The awards recognise the best FoHFs with a substantial presence in Europe
Hedge funds tread carefully around Detroit bankruptcy
Unsettling bankruptcy opportunities
Insurers grapple with model complexity pressures
Insurers’ risk and investment models are becoming more sophisticated – but will greater complexity limit their usefulness? Blake Evans-Pritchard reports
EU Council cooks up Solvency II volatility balancer revamp
New volatility adjustment proposed as optimism of trilogue agreement grows
US industry at odds over future of XXX captives
Competing solutions to A/XXX reserving proposed as Moody’s warns use of special-purpose vehicles ‘credit negative’
Enhancing the value chain
Sponsored Q&A: Misys Sophis
The CCP price: users fear modelling mishaps
The CCP price