Fixed-index annuities
Brains beat backtests in a tough year for FIA indexes
Four of the top 10 benchmarks in 2022 were based on the economic theories of prominent academics
Sixth Street leads race to buy Allianz’s US annuity book
Credit investment firm spun out of TPG in 2020 snapping up insurance assets via its Tao fund
Credit Suisse bets on intraday vol signals to revive FIA sales
New line of fixed indexed annuities will use intraday data for more precise vol targeting
Equity derivatives house of the year: Bank of America
Risk Awards 2020: Focus on risk spurred invention and made space for $2 billion Natixis deal
Japan regulation sparks hunt for new annuity products
Foreign currency products hit by push for transparency on forex risk and charges
Japan house of the year: Societe Generale Corporate and Investment Banking
Innovative reinsurance products helped solve insurers’ fixed indexed annuity hedging needs
US fiduciary duty rules: a Labored delivery
Seismic changes rattle the market, but structured products could stand to gain
US fiduciary rules could clear path for structured products
Issuers could benefit from new Department of Labor regulation
Totally skewed: US annuity hedges magnify S&P volatility
Dealer hedging of popular retirement products affecting index greeks, say traders