Axa Life Asia to use derivatives to aid ALM
Having increased its hedging activity in the past year, the firm plans to use derivatives to help lengthen portfolio duration, says Asia CFO Alistair Brown.
The Asia ex-Japan division of French insurer Axa Life substantially increased its portfolio-hedging activity and doubled its staff count in this area in 2009. That has helped it navigate the extremely volatile markets of the past year, says Alistair Brown, chief financial officer for Asia ex-Japan at Axa Life.
Having thus successfully leveraged the derivatives expertise of other parts of its parent group, the next step for Axa Life Asia is to use derivatives to lengthen the duration …
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