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Annuity changes put corporate bonds under pressure
23 April 2014Revisions to the UK's legislation around annuities is causing insurers to rethink investment strategies. Hardeep Dhillon examines the impact on sterling capital markets and demand for assets
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Morningstar and UBS Delta to offer Solvency II capital calculations
22 April 2014Market risk SCR figures will provide insights on asset allocation
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Derivatives used for hedging by two out of three life insurers
14 April 2014Interest-rate, equity and currency risks are the main ones hedged, Milliman survey finds
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ABI and IMA to form new investment entity
11 April 2014Daniel Godfrey to be chief executive
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Investec's Impala hedging solution attracts insurers
31 March 2014Interest growing for inflation and interest rate risk protection
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Solvency II securitisation charges remain turn-off for insurers
19 March 2014Capital charges high compared to other asset classes
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SST raises awareness of asset risk
17 March 2014But the regulation is positive for Swiss insurers, says Fitch
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Insurers can reap rewards through "marginal" asset diversification
23 January 2014Solvency II's high capital charges are no barrier, says BlackRock
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Commercial real estate investors add to criticism of Solvency II capital charges
21 January 2014CFREC Europe and Inrev ask Eiopa to relax rules on commercial mortgage backed securities
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Conning offers US insurers trade finance investments
14 January 2014NAIC recently approved trade finance as an investable asset