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Dark clouds gather over secondary market for MA assets
09 January 2017The prospect of a secondary market for MA assets has taken a number of blows as comparisons are drawn to the synthetic CDO market. That may be enough for regulators to stop even a small, illiquid market developing. Callum Tanner reports
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Israeli government said to oppose Chinese insurance acquisitions
06 January 2017Lack of investment track record cited
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How to win mandates and influence asset allocation
04 January 2017As the largest institutional investors in Europe, insurers represent a major market for asset managers, but they also bring Solvency II-shaped baggage. In this Q&A, Erik Vynckier breaks down the building blocks to winning the custom of European insurers
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China regulator to tighten equity investment rules
23 December 2016CIRC move follows bans for some fast-trading insurers
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New rules to prompt US asset reshuffle
22 December 2016US insurance is on a collision course with one of its biggest risk capital changes in years. It is a significant change for the long-term asset allocation strategy of US insurers and could herald a reshuffle in the fixed income portfolio. Sarfraz Thind reports.
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Adapting strategies to the new reality
19 December 2016The arrival of Solvency II has already begun to reshape the relationship between insurers and asset managers, with optional add-ons becoming mandatory deliverables for insurance clientele. David Walker looks at the changing relationship between insurers and their investment partners.
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EIB's "lack of ambition" limits infra opportunities
19 December 2016Industry voices frustration at lack of infrastructure projects
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L&G sends message to regulators on infrastructure
16 December 2016Insurer piles on the pressure to lower Solvency II capital charges
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PRA steps up intervention on repackaged MA assets
16 December 2016Concerns that firms may overestimate MA benefit for equity release mortgage securitisations
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Insurers back FSB's climate risk reporting recommendations
14 December 2016Disclosure should be mandatory, says Aviva's chief executive