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Financial Repression’s Unintended Consequences: Swiss Re Market Consensus

Swiss Re has issued a statement, following a meeting with senior private and public sector market participants on June 16, entitled “Financial repression – the unintended consequences.” The statement said that in order to “identify the most concerning implications,” Swiss …

Low Interest Rates ‘Destroying’ Insurance Companies: BlackRock

Low interest rate policies by central banks around the world are threatening insurance companies and pension funds, said Laurence D. Fink, chief executive officer of BlackRock Inc., the world’s largest asset manager. “As we live in a world of persistent …

EU, US Insurers Lost $400 Billion from Continued Low Interest Rates: Swiss Re

A study, – “Financial repression: The unintended consequences -” released by Swiss Re, notes that “seven years after the financial crisis, central banks are still keeping interest rates at historically low levels.” They keep them low as the policy helps …