Archive

  • Selective hires Eppers as CIO

    13 May 2015

    Joins as insurer records drop in investment income

  • Talanx joins critics of Heta bond handling

    12 May 2015

    German insurer writes down €47m; rues Austrian stance

  • Funding of long-term projects threatened, says Munich Re chairman

    07 May 2015

    Group's $8bn for infrastructure depends on "reliability of terms and conditions"

  • Allianz boosts real estate investments in US

    06 May 2015

    Will buy up to $800m of apartments with two partners

  • Allianz increases assets under management

    06 May 2015

    Rise helped by market and currency effects in Q1

  • Bernanke joins Pimco

    30 April 2015

    Former Fed chairman becomes senior adviser

  • The challenge of hedging under the volatility adjustment

    29 April 2015

    The multiple factors used to calculate the Solvency II risk-free rate when using the volatility adjustment (VA) render it almost impossible to hedge perfectly while maintaining capital efficiency, but that in turn creates an opportunity for value-added asset-liability management, says Paul Fulcher

  • Phoenix builds up equity-release book

    24 April 2015

    Part of strategy to diversify asset portfolio

  • Matching adjustment details challenge UK insurers

    22 April 2015

    The matching adjustment is currently the biggest issue for UK insurer asset portfolios before Solvency II comes into force next year. Among the key issues are equity release, FX hedges and collateral. Sarfraz Thind reports

  • Central banks "destroying value", says Fink

    22 April 2015

    BlackRock chief says it's catch-up time for European and Asian stocks