More European CFOs see buybacks and M&A ahead: Moody's

European insurers' capital managers are increasingly focused
on deploying surplus funds, and for many that means stock buybacks
and acquisitions, according to a CFO survey by Moody's
Investors Service.
By comparison, a similar poll a year ago found most CFOs focused
on preserving or increasing their company's excess capital as
Solvency II standards took hold.
In the latest survey, 41 percent of the 18 CFOs who responded
said they had plans to deploy at least some of the excess capital...