Solvency II

Africa and Russia represent some of the best investment opportunities for funds considering emerging and frontier markets, Danish pension funds heard.

Pension funds have long been a key backer of private equity yet the love affair is going through a rocky patch, writes Toby Lewis

Scheme sponsors are increasingly transferring property to insurance companies in risk reduction deals as insurers develop innovative ways of taking on scheme liabilities, experts say.

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EUROPE - The European Commission will extend capital requirements for pension schemes across Europe as early as 2016, industry sources say.

Jonathan Stapleton says Solvency II is looming on the horizon

Solvency II-style capital requirements for UK pensions schemes will be put in place by the European Commission before the end of the decade, industry sources say.

Proposed European Union plans to make scheme funding rules uniform across member states could force UK firms to pay off deficits faster, Towers Watson warns.

Buyout companies will move into alternative asset classes from 2013 because of changes to the way they hold capital under Solvency II, consultants say.

BNP Paribas will seek to double its total revenue in the next five years by aggressively developing its derivatives clearing service for buy-side clients, its chief executive says.