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Negative equity threatens lifetime mortgage assets
26 October 2016The potential for falling house prices after Brexit threatens the stability of lifetime mortgage returns. Firms are modelling worst case scenarios and testing the limits of an otherwise attractive asset. Callum Tanner reports.
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Many mutuals' with-profits funds excel
12 October 2015Nearly 40% beat the large firms' performance in 2014, says Barnett Waddingham
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Matching adjustment rules force rethink on mortgages and property
06 August 2014Insurers are facing challenges in recognising which assets qualify for the matching adjustment
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PPOs pose major asset-matching challenge
23 July 2014UK general insurers consider the best assets to match for periodical payment orders (PPOs) liabilities
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Wide variety in returns from with-profits funds
11 July 2014Mutual insurers see investment in bonds underperform but equities and property post good returns, Barnett Waddingham exclusively reveals