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Fear the repo: funds face up to rate-contingent liquidity risks
As interest rates rise, big fixed-rate receivers such as pension funds will all slide out-of-the-money at the same time, potentially triggering huge margin calls. Some are already trying to soften the blow, rather than relying on a repo market that could…
Exemptions in the balance as Volcker debate draws to a close
Two years on from its first draft, the Volcker rule is close to being finalised, but some regulators are still trying to close what they see as loopholes – and dealers see as vital freedoms
Asset reallocation predicted as Dutch life companies move to Solvency 1.5
Firms expected to reduce exposure to equities and buy protection in response to transitional solvency regime.
ROE hurdles cause pricing impasse
In the Basel III world, traders know their business must deliver a target return on equity, or risk being shut down – but working out the capital cost, or benefit, of a trade at inception is so difficult that banks only have approximations to guide them…
Insurers upgrade management actions models
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