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UK yields pose pension fund problems
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Raising the standard
The German insurance industry is actively pushing forward the discussion on the standard model within the scope of Solvency II
Pillars of wisdom
European insurance regulation is shifting from Pillar I rulebook to Pillar II dialogue. But the dialogue may be evolving into a poker game. Aaron Woolner reports
London public-sector pension fund aims to close liability gap
The London Pensions Fund Authority (LPFA), which manages total net assets of £3.2 billion for local authorities and other public sector bodies in the UK capital, plans to substantially revamp its investment strategy to make up for its liability deficit…
Institutional-strength firepower
Neill Brennan's trading focus now is on European equities for Armajaro AM's market-neutral Coolum fund. However, his first focus upon joining Armajaro was to establish an institutional-strength company, says David Walker
Market focus - Sky-high cost of clean air
US emissions allowance prices for sulphur dioxide (SO2) rose nearly 200% in 2005 and 300% during 2004. Sandy Fielden of Logical Information Machines examines the SO2 emissions allowance market and discovers which market drivers are forcing prices ever…
Australia - High yield boosts growth
A landmark deal from Tabcorp in 2004 marked the emergence of the high-yield bond market in Australia, while the rebalancing of the UBS Composite Bond Index to include lower-rated credits is also fuelling growth, writes Alan McNee in this month's regional…
Pension fund hedging drives inflation market volatility
Outsized inflation swap trades by pension funds may be causing imbalances in what is a relatively thin market
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Credit Suisse launches longevity index
New angles
The View on Flu
Should life companies worry about bird flu? Swiss Re says yes, but Munich Re and a host of primary insurers claim the risks can be overstated. Richard Irving reports
A pillar of solvency
Paul Sharma, head of policy for banking, insurance and securities at the UK's Financial Services Authority, talks about life at the sharp end of insurance reform. Nicholas Dunbar reports
New Swiss rules reveal hidden capital
Statutory or book reserve capital requirements, a mainstay of continental European insurance regulation, may come under pressure as practitioners digest the results of a field test of new solvency rules conducted by Switzerland's insurance regulator.