The results of QIS 5 confirmed that convertible bonds bear low capital cost. A balanced-profile convertible bond portfolio with optimized convexity therefore obtains a moderate intrinsic SCR whilst benefiting from «equity» (...)
New European legal framework, offshore passports in issue, Benoit de la Chapelle-Bizot, Financial Counselor, Head of the French Government’s Economic and Finance Department, presents an update on recent regulatory developments relating to investment (...)
It is well documented that over the past two years the European and US Authorties have made numerous efforts to strengthen the regulatory and supervisory framework that apply to financial activities.
Solvency II: The conventions of the standard model and possible adverse effects
The Solvency II framework will change the way insurance companies address the investments performance in risky assets, by adding a new parameter to the traditional risk / reward tradeoff ....
Contractual OPCVM: a flexible and secure tool at the disposal of French asset managers
The french contractual OPCVM, in its configuration post october 2008 application decree, is a tool with features of interest for management companies, investors and service providers.
A growing demand for front-office and risk solutions!
Linedata announced the results of its Annual Investment Management Survey. Although the study underlined unsurprisingly, regulatory pressures and their impact, there is real interest in moving towards hosted solutions SaaS as well as the need, in 2012, for front-office and (...)
BNP Paribas Securities Services unveils expanded market and financing services
Alongside custody, clearing and fund administration, the custodian bank’s Market and Financing Services business line now offers principal and agency lending, foreign exchange and collateral management – as well as a variety of financing solutions to asset owners, asset (...)
The hidden value of collateral management for investors
A combination of collateral management and securities lending can play a key role in the search of a yield pick-up of some kind. Reinvesting unused cash or lending out unused securities can help add a few basis points to the total (...)
BNP Paribas Securities Services launches first UCITS IV master feeder solution
Designed to help asset managers reach more end investors and achieve efficiencies, the solution also introduces the concept of a cost-free feeder – a new paradigm in fund distribution