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How does Brexit affect insurers' assets?
09 March 2016Aside from a currency impact, likely effects include market volatility, a hit on UK government bonds and wider corporate spreads. Benedicte Gravrand reports
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The virtues of alternative beta
29 February 2016Alternative beta is increasingly gaining traction among institutional investors and is particularly relevant to mitigate current equity-related risks. Chris Stevens, senior associate at London-based financial advisor bfinance, explains why.
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Notional hedging of unit-linked liabilities: tread lightly
23 February 2016Notional hedging can help achieve a lower capital requirement and more investment freedom. But there are a number of isues that need to be considered before moving with this ALM tool, warns advisory firm Willis Towers Watson in a report.
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Insurers raise allocations to high-dividend equity strategies
16 February 2016Better liability matching, accounting and tax treatments motivate switch, say asset managers
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Japanese insurers hunt abroad as rates turn negative
16 February 2016Overseas assets, products and acquisitions are proving attractive to a Japanese industry struggling under the burden of low interest rates. B. Gravrand reports.
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Illiquid assets pull in yield-hungry insurers
10 February 2016As yields in conventional asset classes disappear, insurers are chasing illiquids, says J.P.Morgan. B. Gravrand reports.
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MetLife embraces utility-scale renewables
10 February 2016MetLife's Stuart Ashton explains why the insurer has included utility-scale renewables, but not residential solar rooftops, among its renewables investments.
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IFRS accounting rules to shape asset allocation
03 February 2016When it finally goes live, the IFRS 9 accounting rule is likely to have a notable impact on asset allocation. So what should participants be aware of? Sarfraz Thind reports
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European real estate in 2016: keep calm and carry on
26 January 2016Joe Valente looks at the state of the European real estate market for 2016 and finds it is attractive on a relative basis.
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Alternative credit: is the illiquidity premium sustainable?
22 January 2016Antti Suhonen and Declan Canavan examine the growing alternative credit buzz and the validity of the corresponding illiquidity premiums.
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