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Financial institutions on track for IBOR phase out
23 September 2020Insurers, asset managers and banks better prepared now than a year ago, according to Moody's survey
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Lower-for-longer interest rates opens up EMD opportunities
09 September 2020Emerging market sovereign debt is starting to find a place in insurers portfolios as they scratch around for return in the low rate environment. While still in its early days, insurance investors feel the asset class could become a shining light for insurance asset allocation. Stephanie Harris reports
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German asset managers join GDV in criticising ratings agencies
07 September 2020Fund association BVI wants fee transparency and tighter regulation
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COVID-19 hasn't chased away Brexit threats for the UK, Moody's warns
24 July 2020UK faces important credit challenges pre-dating the coronavirus outbreak
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Highest quarterly downgrades on record for Asian high-yield bonds
22 July 2020COVID-19 stress still affecting Asian high-yield, Moody's warns
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Asset managers say look to APAC, Moody's says be careful
17 July 2020Rating agency took 206 negative actions in H1, compared with five positive ones
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European P&C insurers' investment returns under COVID-19 pressure, Moody's warns
06 July 2020Government bond yields fell by average of 35 bps in 2020 alone
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Moody's reveals potential impact of downgrades on Solvency ratios
14 May 2020The rating agency has run stress tests on European insurers' corporate bond portfolios and reveals that, in the most extreme scenario, solvency ratios could decrease by up to 50 percentage points. Vincent Huck reports
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Two years before COVID-19's impact on credit market is visible, L&G CFO says
13 May 2020Jeff Davies confident UK insurer in good shape to ride out the storm
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Moody's downgrades Nippon Life's outlook to negative
22 April 2020Low rates, high equity exposure hit Japanese insurer's capitalisation