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Matching adjustment details challenge UK insurers
22 April 2015The 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
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Central banks "destroying value", says Fink
22 April 2015BlackRock chief says it's catch-up time for European and Asian stocks
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IFoA promotes insurers as long-term investors
21 April 2015Actuaries' body highlights their role in infrastructure funding
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M&G Infracapital creates new-build infrastructure unit
21 April 2015Recruits specialist in public-private partnerships
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J P Morgan A M adds to fixed-income insurance team
20 April 2015Gilles Drukier joins from Morgan's investment bank
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CNP Assurances boosts systems for managing its assets
17 April 2015New platform based on SimCorp Dimension
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Cat bond fund launched by Schroders
17 April 2015Can invest up to 25% in private placements
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Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance to invest more overseas
15 April 2015Will put 40bn yen into foreign assets this year
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Quantitative easing hits Vienna Insurance investments
14 April 2015Low interest rates could cut millions off its 2015 income
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Friends Life CIO values his investment banking skills
13 April 2015At Friends Life Robert Groves has brought an innovative approach to the role of CIO from his previous career in banking. Right now his biggest challenges are ensuring Friends Life's assets are eligible for the matching adjustment and sourcing higher-yielding investments, as Sarfraz Thind explains