Asset management
Risk parity outperforms 60/40 portfolios, says Aquila
Par for the course
Mortgage hedge funds refine focus after bumper 2012
Finer focus needed
Asian insurers slow to embrace central clearing
New clearing rules are not on the agenda of most insurers in Asia, but as derivatives use increases they could become more relevant. Blake Evans-Pritchard reports
Liability modelling speeds boosted by computer games technology
As insurers look for ways to improve the speed of their modelling calculations, some are turning to microprocessors originally developed for computer graphics in games consoles to increase calculation times. But while graphical processing units can…
Solvency II volatility balancer ‘will fail to immunise insurers’
Calls for new dampener on capital requirements amid disagreement over Eiopa’s figures
GLG European Distressed Fund: GLG Partners (Man Group)
13th Annual European Single Manager Awards 2013
German insurers turn to CPPI and volatility control to back new guaranteed policies
Ergo dynamic hybrid product leads new wave
PRA reserves right to review internal models after Icas+ approval
Entry requirments for transitional regime will be high, says PRA official
Amundi puts emphasis on advisory functions
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NAIC warns against Federal Insurance Office 'mission creep'
FIO must not become an insurance regulator, says NAIC chief
Winton Futures Fund: Winton Capital Management
13th Annual European Single Manager Awards 2013
Eiopa ‘politically naive’ to scrap national vetoes on long-term guarantees package
Agreement on Omnibus II more difficult if opt-outs removed, warn experts
Time to come clean on credit support annexes
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Regulators clash over global capital standard for insurers
Harmonised quantitative requirements no 'silver bullet', says US state regulator
Regulatory concerns mount as Dutch insurers maintain guarantees
Race to the bottom
LTGA proposals set to stoke divisions between insurers and lawmakers
Concerns that Eiopa's proposals will not work and could delay Solvency II
Outflow of Chinese cash will transform world economy
As Chinese exchange controls are relaxed and removed over the next several years, $4.4 trillion of money will flow into the world economy, causing a major transformation
Japan will deliver value under Abenomics, says Martin Currie
Japan’s stimulus package could lift the country out of its 20-plus-year economic slump, according to John-Paul Temperley, investment director, Japan, at Martin Currie Investment Management
Harding reveals ambitious plans for Winton
David Harding says he has no intention to take Winton Capital Management public. He has ambitious plans to grow the business into a major investment management company as he remains at the helm