Pension funds
DOL paves way for US pension funds to clear swaps
FCMs and pension funds welcome long-awaited Department of Labour advisory opinion
Huge RPI swaps move catches market flat-footed
Some dealers said to have suffered losses after surprise decision to leave RPI methodology unchanged
Collateral clawback fears leave US pension funds unable to clear
Banks and pension plans are waiting for the US Department of Labor to clarify whether initial margin counts as plan assets
The unintended consequences of the UFR
Annuity dawns
Sponsored statement: Standard Chartered
Asia’s local capital markets stand on the verge of a boom
BNY Mellon fails to have securities lending lawsuit dismissed
The Bank of New York Mellon has failed in its bid to dismiss a lawsuit that alleges it lost more than $1 billion by mishandling pension funds’ investments in Lehman Brothers
Next economic crisis to come from pension funds
Unregulated pension fund industry will be a systemic concern
Risk institutional investor rankings 2012
Deutsche on top
Australian super funds look to cross-currency basis swaps
Cross purposes
Market unrest prompts caution over commodities as diversifying asset class
Diverse strategies
Legal & General produces first index for Source commodity ETF
Legal & General Investment Management has created a commodity index that serves as the basis for a new ETF launched in partnership with Source
Meeting the volatility challenge of guaranteed products
No guarantees
Sovereign debt crisis spurs investment in cat bonds
Life insurers and pension funds using insurance-linked securities as diversifier, as deal activity jumps in fourth quarter
Solvency II for pensions could be ‘killer blow’ for UK schemes
Solvency II for pensions could be ‘killer blow’ for UK schemes
Investment structure key to attracting pension funds to UK infrastructure plan
Investment structure key to attracting pension funds to UK infrastructure plan
Sponsor covenants in risk-based capital
Sponsor covenants in risk-based capital
Inflationary pressures spur pension funds to seek hedges
Inflated concerns
Further DC buy-outs predicted after £100m Emap deal
Deal with Standard Life points to new wave of demand for defined contribution scheme buy-outs
Falling coverage ratios will hamper Dutch pension funds’ buy-out efforts, warns ABN Amro
ABN Amro predicts half of Dutch company pension funds will shift assets to insured schemes
Solvency II-type requirements for pension funds could be ‘catastrophic’ - LCP
A Solvency II-type regime for pension funds could increase UK funding requirements by £500 billion and lead to company insolvencies, warns consultancy