MetLife
Mizuho’s life insurance swaptions notional climbs 575% in a year
Counterparty Radar: Prudential, Global Atlantic add substantially to positions in Q3 as market’s notional total grows to $184bn
Allianz Life triples index CDS book
Counterparty Radar: US life insurer market’s notional volume doubles in Q1
BofA claims top swaptions dealer spot for US life insurers
Counterparty Radar: Sector-wide exposures grew 35% in Q4 2022 on the back of large MetLife trades
US life insurers’ IR swaps usage hits $1.2trn in Q4 2022
Counterparty Radar: MassMutual is largest user of the instrument, finds our new analysis of industry filings
Top Fed watchdog supports non-bank Sifi designation
Vice-chair Barr complains regulators lack “even basic data” on some areas of shadow banking
Delays to IM model approvals causing ‘anxiety’ for MetLife
Isda AGM: US insurer says regulators unprepared to accept docs where model approval is obligatory
Top insurers mark down CLO holdings following Covid-19 tumult
MetLife discloses $773 million unrealised loss
US life insurers exposed to $130bn of CMBS
Majority of exposures are to senior tranches
MetLife investment yields squeezed by rate cuts, repo turmoil
Investment spread at retirement and income solutions unit down to 1.02%
Libor transition and implementation – Special report 2019
A critical halfway stage has been reached on the Libor transition journey – at least in terms of timing. It’s just over two years since the UK’s top financial regulator called notice on the discredited benchmark. It’s also just over two years until the…
Libor transition and implementation – Covering all bases
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CFTC commissioner backs non-cleared margin docs relief
Stump calls for US to enact BCBS-Iosco $50m threshold for operational requirements
MetLife executes $250 million SOFR-linked repo
Isda AGM: US insurer's hedging chief says systems issues hindering its use of derivatives, however
LCH discounting switch tipped to help SOFR swap market
Isda AGM: Using SOFR discounting for Libor swaps will help build liquidity, say market participants
Hedging gains boost MetLife earnings
US insurer posts $939 million in net derivatives gains in the fourth quarter
Driverless insurance: regulating Prudential without the Fed
Scrutiny on largest US insurer should not be laxer than on second-tier US banks, experts warn
Fed to push ahead with capital regime for single US insurer
Prudential faces risk capital add-ons unless it sheds “systemically important” label
Fed discussing margin impact of SOFR switch
Isda AGM: Legacy Libor swaps should be protected from new rules when ditching Libor, MetLife’s Manske says
People moves: Barclays’ equities hire, Dahlgren joins Wells Fargo, and more
Latest job changes across the industry
Global regulation vice-president leaves MetLife
End of Sifi designation court fight reduces need for legal and lobbying work at US insurer
Cloud set to replace in-house tech for banks
‘No other way’ to meet demands of FRTB, XVA and other changes, claim proponents