Legal & General
L&G commits to UK retail market despite exit of structured products head
Declining sales figures blamed for the redundancy of Legal & General structured products head James Harrington, but it's 'business as usual', says the firm
Market snapshot: L&G joins top three issuers in the UK
Market snapshot: L&G joins top three in the UK
Cantab employs former Lansdowne COO
People moves
Legal & General links up with Barclays and adds Cofunds to the mix
A partnership with Barclays and a move to buy the Cofunds electronic platform is helping to put Legal & General on the UK map for structured products. L&G's James Harrington talks to Vita Millers about the challenges of distributing products in the…
LGT Capital Partners opens China office
People moves
Insurers urged to explore positive basis trades
Arbitrage opportunities on government bonds could bring yield boost
Bridging the gap: Solvency II phase-in troubles insurers
Proposed interim measures hope to bring some regulatory consistency across Europe in the period prior to Solvency II’s eventual implementation, but supervisors are still seeking their own solutions, while insurers warn that any interim measures must not…
Insurers should stop using liquidity swaps - FSA
Companies should invest directly in long-term assets, says senior official
Insurers raise fresh concerns over Solvency II phase-in
Instability of capital framework should be reflected in plans for soft-launch
Move to swaps discounting presents ALM challenges for with-profits funds
Switching to swaps
Insurers welcome Eiopa’s review of capital charges on infrastructure and securitisations
Standard formula is too harsh and fails to reflect real risk of long-term finance, say insurers
Commission-free FTSE digital
Commission-free FTSE digital
German insurers warn of Solvency II threat to infrastructure investment
Insurers keen to invest in real economy, finds BaFin study, but regulatory uncertainty holding them back
Keeping above the capital floor
Keeping above the capital floor
Insurers eye longevity swap market
Swap shop
Evolution of the liquidity exchange
Evolution of the liquidity exchange
New longevity indexes ‘a step forward’ in developing tradable market but challenges remain
New longevity indexes ‘a step forward’ in developing market but challenges remain
Insurers look to social housing to diversify asset mix
Social enterprise
Bail-in plans could undermine Basel's NSFR
Basel III rules that require banks to issue an estimated €2.7 trillion in long-term debt could be thwarted by plans to make investors accept losses
The new normal: structurers learn to live with low interest rates
The low rates challenge
Insurance sector struggles with US regulators' lack of clarity on Fatca
Uneasy anticipation
Legal & General produces first index for Source commodity ETF
Legal & General Investment Management has created a commodity index that serves as the basis for a new ETF launched in partnership with Source