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  • Fincad enhances fixed income analysis tool

    18 January 2017

    Improvements made to modelling interest rate volatility, MBS and Brazilian bonds

  • New rules to prompt US asset reshuffle

    22 December 2016

    US 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.

  • Lancashire gains from doubling equity position

    03 November 2016

    Strong Q3 performance also driven by fixed income and bank loans

  • Insurers overestimate business valuation, Milliman research suggests

    26 October 2016

    Consultancy advocates market-consistent embedded value reporting

  • Generali goes slower on realising gains

    29 July 2016

    Insurer keen to preserve profitability in falling interest rate environment

  • Brexit and investment challenges will dominate IAR conference

    06 June 2016

    Only a week to go to the major annual insurance asset event

  • IFRS accounting rules to shape asset allocation

    03 February 2016

    When it finally goes live, the IFRS 9 accounting rule is likely to have a notable impact on asset allocation. So what should participants be aware of? Sarfraz Thind reports

  • Munich Re Q3 results hit by investment performance

    05 November 2015

    Lowers projection of investment return for the year

  • Scor Global Investments returns 3.1% in first nine months

    04 November 2015

    Decides to increase liquidity further over Q2

  • Insurers tweak fixed-income approaches to be ready for rate rises

    20 August 2015

    There are still many ways to make money in fixed-income amid the uncertainty over when rates will start to tick up. Insurers are adopting varied approaches as they also get ready for the new constraints Solvency II will introduce in just over four months. David Turner reports