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Regulation-Fueled ‘Collateral Crunch’ Not Expected in 2014
If pension funds, insurers and sovereign wealth funds were hoping to cash in on lending "high-quality" assets to those scrambling to meet tougher collateral requirements in 2014, they are likely to ...
Insurers Spark Business Boom for Third-Party Asset Managers
Franklin Resources Inc., the money manager that features Benjamin Franklin in its logo, is building the team managing insurers' funds as retail clients retreat from bonds at a record pace. Mark ...
Regulators Look to Coax Insurers, Other Investors Back Into Asset-Backed Bond Market
Global regulators are seeking to coax institutional investors, from insurers to pension funds, back into the market for asset-backed bonds to boost non-bank funding for businesses. "The focus of ...
State Farm Sold 23 Buildings in Leaseback Deal with Lone Star
Lone Star Funds, the private-equity firm led by Chairman John Grayken, bought 23 buildings from State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. and will lease them back to the largest U.S. ...
Zurich Insurance Investing $1 Billion in Green Energy Bonds
Zurich Insurance Group AG, Switzerland's biggest insurer, said it will spend as much as $1 billion on green bonds, making it the largest investor in such clean-power securities. The insurer has ...AIG Overhauls Porfolio Team: Cornell to Run Bonds, Schreiber to Manage Alternatives
American International Group Inc. named Brian Schreiber and Geoffrey Cornell deputy chief investment officers as the insurer revamps oversight of its $358.3 billion portfolio. Schreiber, 48, will ...
Allianz CEO: Expanding Pimco Equity Tougher Than Expected
Michael Diekmann, whose Allianz SE owns Bill Gross's Pacific Investment Management Co., said a plan by the bond-fund manager to expand into equities is proving harder than expected. Pimco's stock ...
Allianz CEO: Capital Rules Fuel Artificial Pricing of Bond Risk
Michael Diekmann, chief executive officer of Allianz SE, Europe's biggest insurer, said capital rules that encourage financial companies to invest in sovereign bonds are thwarting a solution to the ...