Quietly, with little fanfare, a niche market for credit risk transfer is emerging. Banks and lawyers report growing interest in structures that enable derivatives dealers to offload unwanted ...

Andrew Stoker was appointed chief executive of Utmost Life and Pensions, leading the insurance firm’s entrance into the U.K.’s pension risk transfer market. Utmost has built a team of over 20 ...

We define risk transfer as the percent change in the market risk exposure for a group of investors over a given period. We estimate risk transfer using novel data on U.S. investors' portfolio holdings ...

Transfer rumors from the Premier League, La Liga, Serie A, Bundesliga and Major League Soccer.

Another employer has been sued for its pension risk transfer (PRT) choice — alleging not only that a breach of fiduciary duty put pensions at risk, but that there were conflicts of interest in the ...

Another employer has been sued for its pension risk transfer (PRT) choice — alleging not only that a breach of fiduciary duty put pensions at risk, but that there were conflicts of interest in the ...

A recent report by the Geneva Association, Catalysing Cyber Risk Transfer to Capital Markets: Catastrophe Bonds and Beyond, has underscored the potential of financial innovations like catastrophe ...

U.S. pension risk transfer premiums remained steady in November, a study by actuarial and consulting firm Milliman showed. The estimated average premium among the most competitive rates was 101.2% ...

Credit: JHVEPhoto/Adobe Stock In the last year, there has been a surge of employer pension risk transfer (PRT) lawsuits, and now Seattle-based wood product manufacturer Weyerhaeuser Co.

According to reports, the US state of Colorado is exploring whether catastrophe bonds may be a suitable risk transfer mechanism to help it deal with growing wildfire related risks and address ...

Political risk is the risk an investment's returns could suffer as a result of political changes or instability in a country. Instability affecting investment returns could stem from a change in ...

Getty Images The risk-free rate of return is one of the most basic components of modern finance. The risk-free asset only applies in theory, but its actual safety rarely comes into question until ...