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Swiss Re boosted by investment income
30 April 2015Achieved in "an environment of financial repression", says CFO
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Bernanke joins Pimco
30 April 2015Former Fed chairman becomes senior adviser
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The challenge of hedging under the volatility adjustment
29 April 2015The multiple factors used to calculate the Solvency II risk-free rate when using the volatility adjustment (VA) render it almost impossible to hedge perfectly while maintaining capital efficiency, but that in turn creates an opportunity for value-added asset-liability management, says Paul Fulcher
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Private equity seen as giving insurers best returns
27 April 2015The latest GSAM survey casts light on the asset classes insurers favour over the next 12 months, where they see the best returns, differences between CIOs and CFOs and the impact of regulation on investment decisions
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Time is running out for Greece
27 April 2015Endgame in about six weeks, says JP Morgan; Draghi stresses about banks
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Goldman Sachs AM to acquire Pacific Global Advisors
24 April 2015Pacific Life Insurance sells firm it bought in 2011
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Phoenix builds up equity-release book
24 April 2015Part of strategy to diversify asset portfolio
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Third of insurers plan to increase portfolio risk
22 April 2015They see equity assets beating credit assets, GSAM survey finds
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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