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IMF looks to ruin PE-insurer party
29 December 2023The International Monetary Fund has raised further warning flags on private equity-owned insurance businesses. At the heart of the concerns are the illiquid assets these insurers use which may lead to financial catastrophe, if the IMF is to be believed.
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Asian insurers doubled foreign asset holdings in five years
17 October 2019This could create new risk transmission channels, IMF warned
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IMF calls for compulsory holdings of liquid investments amid rising risk
17 October 2019Fund points to risk of cross-border contagion as life insurers seek better yields in foreign investments
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Hong Kong flexes its regulatory muscles to compete internationally
23 May 2019The pearl of the Orient has been implementing the International Monetary Fund’s recommendations for stronger regulation at a fast pace. In the first part of this two-part series, Vincent Huck looks at the progress made and what remains to be achieved.
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IMF backs global capital standard for insurers
10 October 2018Solvency II is welcome, but broader coverage is needed to minimise economic threats
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IMF urges EU to impose borrower limits on insurers' mortgage lending
23 July 2018International Monetary Fund concerned by inconsistency in macroprudential policies.
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VA lures Dutch life insurers to copy asset mix of European rivals, says IMF
04 April 2017Economic-based valuations "distorted" by VA and UFR
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IMF questions sustainability of Ireland's variable annuities industry
30 September 2016Low rates put product appeal at risk
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Insurers safe from direct impact of Greek default
01 July 2015Holdings of Greek sovereign bonds at minimal levels
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Time is running out for Greece
27 April 2015Endgame in about six weeks, says JP Morgan; Draghi stresses about banks