Archive

  • BoE 1 August rate cut "finely balanced", Canada Life Asset Management says

    31 July 2024

    Steve Matthews says first rate cut not far off, but expects bank's MPC to hold rates this time

  • Don't expect further ECB rate cuts soon, RLAM says

    07 June 2024

    As the central bank cuts rates for first time in five years

  • Round the World with SFCRs - German insurers welcome interest rates tailwinds, but explore alts 'just in case'

    07 June 2024

    Fixed income and equities performance in 2023 wiped out write-downs many German insurers made in 2022

  • Generali Investments says ECB should have "more confidence" in reaching inflation targets

    07 March 2024

    Affiliate believes Eurozone is on track for first rate cut in June

  • Inflation and high rates not going away soon, RLAM says

    01 February 2024

    Senior economist and head of multi asset at affiliate say central banks unlikely to drop their guard on inflation quickly, as BoE votes to keep rate at 5.25%

  • Chart of the Week - Central bankers raise rates, hopes and ratios among Europe's insurers

    02 September 2022

    At last, an insurer's stress test for rising interest rates actually 'means something'

  • COMMENT: 'My kingdom for a spread'

    14 October 2021

    Vaccines were the welcome injections of the last few months, unlike central bank's own versions during COVID-19

  • 'Significant shunt' in inflation on the cards, Signal Iduna warns

    09 June 2021

    Mid-tier German insurers reveal fall in yields - and how to beat it

  • Bitcoin: blowing bubbles or truly sticky?

    18 January 2021

    Bitcoin is steaming into the stratosphere—and many want in. But is this speculative bubble going to appeal to insurers? Sarfraz Thind finds out.

  • Extent of European insurers' sell-off in Q1 revealed

    21 October 2020

    Figure revealed in European Systemic Risk Board's response to Solvency II review