Archive

  • Bank of England opens consultation on MA reforms

    28 September 2023

    PRA hopes to boost investments in the UK

  • Chart of the Week - The MA's £482bn 'capital gift' to UK lifers (and their CIOs)

    21 April 2023

    UK infrastructure, gilts and credit on the GA menu for most lifers' MA portfolios

  • PRA already working on widening MA eligibility rules, and junk bond treatment

    21 February 2023

    Sam Woods told ABI it will consult on implementing reforms in June and September

  • Comment - Are UK CIOs out of the Woods on climate change?

    25 May 2022

    Bank of England delivers CIOs findings from its climate stress test, without too much stress

  • Climate change could drag insurers' profits down by 15%, warns PRA chief

    24 May 2022

    Sam Woods emphasises green capital charges not way to tackle risk

  • Lifers could be hit hardest by climate change, Bank of England stress tests find

    24 May 2022

    Bank of England climate stress test finds insurers could see a 15% asset value drop without action on climate change

  • PRA says capital charges the wrong way to cut emissions

    28 October 2021

    But an appropriate tool to combat the effects of global warming

  • UK regulator to focus on downgrades and defaults

    08 May 2020

    PRA's Sam Woods says Brexit-related work "very advanced" despite being in the background

  • Solvency II data burden challenging insurance investors

    18 June 2018

    PRA and Eiopa unlikely to have dialogue over data collection issue any time soon

  • PRA puts matching adjustment reform on the agenda

    25 October 2017

    Consultation open and suggestions could open door to new asset types