Barbados Issues 1st Pandemic-Protected Bond, Which Also Covers Natural Disasters September 22, 2022 By Marc Jones Barbados has issued the world’s first government bond with a clause allowing payments to be suspended in the event of...
Swiss Re Hikes Corporate Debt Holdings, Cuts Risky Government Bonds June 17, 2016 By Jan-Henrik Förster The European Central Bank has turned government bonds into one of the riskiest asset classes, prompting Swiss Re AG to...
Some European Insurers, Pension Funds Build Loan Books to Rival Banks May 27, 2015 By Simon Jessop and Sinead Cruise Australian Symon Drake-Brockman is on the front line of a revolution in European finance. The former head of global debt...
Norway’s Storebrand Buys Real Estate, Mortgages to Escape Negative Yields March 17, 2015 By Jonas Cho Walsgard Storebrand ASA, Norway’s largest listed insurance company based on assets under management, is buying mortgage bonds and real estate to...