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Commission is 'tabooing' sovereign risk, says MEP
22 September 2016Sven Giegold fears treatment of government bonds will be excluded from the 2018 review
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QBE slides down the credit curve
22 September 2016CIO Gary Brader wants 10% exposure to BBB-rated bonds
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Standard Life Investments plans to reopen £2.9bn property fund
22 September 2016Trading suspension post-Brexit to be lifted in the fourth quarter
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Getting the measure of credit downgrade risk
21 September 2016Investors are questioning the impact of credit downgrades on insurers' Solvency II balance sheets. Hugo Coelho investigates how firms are gauging this risk and why they resist putting a figure on it.
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Mexican bonds shine bright among emerging market debt
20 September 2016Strong likelihood of currency appreciation offers insurers attractive returns
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Talanx commits to screening investments for ESG issues
15 September 2016Targets €2bn allocation to infrastructure assets by 2017
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The opportunities and obstacles of multi-asset portfolios
14 September 2016Irrational pessimism and excessive caution is inhibiting insurance investors, while regulatory ignorance is blocking an escape from low yields through multi-asset portfolios, says Hani Redha.
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Bonds losing appeal over cash
14 September 2016M&G manager says traditional advantages of government bonds have disappeared
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Zweimueller insists on risk charging sovereign bonds
09 September 2016But recognises risk of regulatory arbitrage
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Hedge fund reinsurers feel the heat
07 September 2016Poor investment performance and tight reinsurance markets have squeezed returns for hedge fund reinsurers. With some already exiting the market, what for the future? Sarfraz Thind reports.