Insurance
Dutch pension reforms could cause unwinding of swap hedges
Dutch pension reforms could cause unwinding of swap hedges
Longevity swaps 'a natural hedge' for pharmaceutical and care home industries, says Swiss Re
Longevity swaps could acts as a ‘natural hedge’ for pharmaceutical and care home industries, according to Swiss Re
ITV completes £1.7 billion longevity swap with Credit Suisse
Trustee chairman Graham Parrott says the deal removes "significant risk" from the television company's pension scheme
EC argument for ‘bigger and better’ Iorp directive misguided - NAPF
Solvency II is the wrong starting point for new occupational pension directive, says James Walsh
Pension scheme risk transfer deals up 400% on past quarter
Several longevity swap transactions are in the pipeline despite market turmoil, says Hymans Robertson's Patrick Bloomfield
US funds seeing ‘increasing demand’ for pension risk management
Pension funds in the US are becoming increasingly aware of the need for pension risk management and pension risk transfers, as new pension regulations are implemented
European Parliament calls for delay in Solvency II implementation
Parliament calls for delay but European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority says it would like aspects of implementation to start now
Catastrophe bond issuance may resume in fourth quarter, say experts
Waiting out the storm
Australian super funds given risk disclosure guidelines
New guidelines to aid compliance with APRA requirement to disclosure the risk of negative returns on a standardised basis in superannuation funds
Australian distributors upgrade structuring capabilities
Platform for profit
FTSE100 pension deficits slashed by £32bn
Report says firms are finding increasingly innovative ways to plug deficits
Former BA trustees vow court battle over move to CPI
The former trustees of the BA Airways Pension Scheme have vowed to take the scheme to court over its controversial move to stop paying pensions in line with RPI inflation
Inflation rise may benefit pension scheme
Inflation rise may benefit pension scheme
Pension fund sponsor contributions likely to rise
Pension fund sponsor contributions likely to rise
Video: De-risking pension liabilities
Emanuel Eftimiu speaks to Kelvin Wilson, associate director, Grant Thornton about defined pension fund liabilities and what they mean for private equity buyers.
Negative long-term US inflation outlook means hedging currently underpriced for insurers and pension funds
Current US economic data is masking the cheapness of inflation hedging
Theory to practice - Book review: Longevity Risk
Theory to practice
Withstanding disaster - Suncorp profile
Withstanding disaster
Too big to invest? Asset allocation for supersize pension funds
Too big to invest?
Internal model compulsory for variable annuity providers in Ireland, says BOI’s Elderfield
Internal model compulsory for variable annuity providers in Ireland, says BOI’s Elderfield
Rothesay offloads longevity risk to US
Rothesay offloads longevity risk to US
Pension funds must focus on ‘left tail’ risk
Pension funds must focus on ‘left tail’ risk