Insurance
Power to the people: US bourse bets on retail rush into swaps
Eris Exchange hopes retail access to its swap futures will usher in new era of swaps for all
Systemic rules for insurers and funds should be mutually coherent
Leverage and liquidity risks are common to both sectors, says IAIS chair Victoria Saporta
Another Brexit: UK heading for Solvency II risk margin fix
PRA to approve local cut to risk margin but implementation may be postponed until after March 2019
Libor concerns prompt switch to Sonia swaps
Move by some UK LDI managers has steepened Sonia-Libor basis
European supervisors may step in over Priips confusion
Differences in how issuers disclose product costs harming comparability, observers say
Global regulation vice-president leaves MetLife
End of Sifi designation court fight reduces need for legal and lobbying work at US insurer
One road: China’s new regulatory body begins to unify rulemaking
Micro-issues like netting and securitisation may also be in sights of powerful new committee
Optimal equity protection of Solvency II regulated portfolios
In the context of equity investments, this paper examines the relationship between the cost of acquiring protection (in the form of put option) and the reduction of capital charges that it entails. The paper develops the idea that Solvency II regulations…
EU regulators urged to give guarantees on Brexit transition
UK banks and insurers want legal protection in case a political deal breaks down
Standard bearer – Leading the IFRS 17 charge
With wins for regulatory reporting, economic scenario generation, Solvency II and stress-testing products in the 2018 Risk.net Market Technology Awards, Moody’s Analytics is well positioned to meet the demands of changing regulation such as IFRS 17
Video interview: Fabio Merlino, Intesa Sanpaolo
Fabio Merlino, head of retail and insurance risk discusses how the wealth management division of Intesa Sanpaolo upgraded its risk analytics capabilities with the algo system used by its proprietary traders
Risk solutions house of the year: Nomura
Risk Awards 2018: From reinsurance contracts to deal-contingent hedges, Japanese firm proves brains can triumph over brawn
SEC eyes new rules on algo trading in bond markets
Electronification of bond markets may require a regulatory response, Jay Clayton says
Standardized measurement approach extension to integrate insurance deduction into operational risk capital requirement
The SMA proposed in BCBS (2016) presents several issues: in particular, its two components are not sufficient to discriminate banking institutions by risk profile, thus penalizing the more virtuous ones. This paper describes a possible solution to extend…
No plans to scrap systemic insurer rules, says IAIS chair
A US regulator claims Europeans asked IAIS to chart own course after FSB moved to ditch G-Sii list
Kicking the can: global insurance deal highlights divisions
IAIS hails “unified path” on insurance regulation, but Europe frustrated by US exceptionalism
Fishing for Sifis: row over Nobel laureate’s risk model
Engle’s tool for ranking risky firms is one of many that are dividing industry, academics and regulators
Basis risk looms for insurers in Libor transition
UK insurers may need to pay more and run basis risk to hedge interest rates after transition
AIG decision threatens too-big-to-fail insurer label
Fragmentation of international rules on cards as US denounces systemic designations
US blocking new list of global too-big-to-fail insurers
US wants designation suspended until new, activities-based approach is ready
Why factor crowding fears are overblown
Factor investing has little impact on exposures, claims La Française Investment Solutions
Eiopa official says no major cut in risk margin on the cards
Policy head expects no big changes in capital from 2018 Solvency II review