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- Insurance investment outsourcing hits record $4.5trn as insurers expand further into private markets
- EU regulators planning NBFI stress test
- Japanese life insurers pursue growth in the US through acquisitions
- US institutional asset owners split on active/passive management for public market exposure
- FrieslandCampina completes €1.5bn buyout with Achmea Pension & Life
EU regulators planning NBFI stress test
European regulators are preparing to launch a sweeping stress test targeting non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) to assess how these market participants both contribute to and cope with adverse market-stressed events
Japanese life insurers pursue growth in the US through acquisitions
Japanese life insurers are to accelerate their efforts to expand their business in the US, mainly due to the maturity of the domestic market, Fitch Ratings has said
US institutional asset owners split on active/passive management for public market exposure
US institutional asset owners remain split on whether active or passive management offers the best risk/return profile for public market exposure, according to latest research from Cerulli
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Royal London acquires UK-based asset manager Dalmore Capital
Royal London has announced it has agreed to acquire Dalmore Capital, a UK-based infrastructure asset manager, subject to regulatory approvals
Asset managers stalling on responsible investment progress
Eighty-seven per cent of global asset managers don’t meet half of the standards set out by ShareAction concerning responsible investment
Phoenix Group urges NWF to work with insurers on investment structures to unlock capital
The UK’s National Wealth Fund (NWF) should work with insurers on investment structures to unlock capital, Phoenix Group has argued
FrieslandCampina completes €1.5bn buyout with Achmea Pension & Life
FrieslandCampina has completed a €1.5bn buyout with Achmea Pensioen & Levensverzekeringen N.V. (Achmea Pension & Life), insuring the pensions of around 8,000 former employees of Friesland Foods and FrieslandCampina
Morrisons pension scheme completes £270m buy-in with Aviva
The Morrisons Retirement Saver Plan has completed a £270m buy-in with Aviva, securing the retirement benefits of over 32,000 deferred members of the RSP Section of the scheme
US insurance industry’s cash and invested assets close in on $9trn
The US insurance industry’s total cash and invested assets increased by 5.3% YOY, reaching $898trn as of year-end 2024, according to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC)
Phoenix Group eyeing up Standard Life name change
Phoenix Group has taken steps to make it easier to change its name, with reports indicating that it is planning to switch to the Standard Life brand, a company it acquired in 2018
Latest Features
Sustainability stays strong in emerging debt markets
In an otherwise ugly environment for bond issuers and investors, the future for emerging market debt looks unquestionably green
Time for insurers to embrace the ESG opportunity
Sustainability is rapidly becoming a core focus in investment strategies and access to reliable data is key to putting money to work with the right fund managers
Bond investors need to understand the volatility cycle
Fixed income markets have become increasingly volatile, a trend that looks set to continue. Investors need to adapt themselves
Strategic Credit: a nimble approach for an uncertain world
What are the advantages of active credit allocation in portfolios now that government bonds no longer serve their traditional purpose?
Schroders Global Investor Insights Survey
Adam Cadle talks to Debbie McKay, Insurance Strategist on the themes uncovered in Schroders’ global survey of 200+ insurance companies
Navigating credit markets
Adam Cadle speaks to Jon Mawby, Head of Investment Grade Credit at Pictet Asset Management, about navigating the credit markets given yields have fallen to low levels over the past decades, whilst interest rate duration risk has continued to rise.
Opportunities in alternative fixed income
Adam Cadle speaks to Frank Meijer, Head of Alternative Fixed Income at Aegon Asset Management, about the key opportunities within the alternative fixed income space and how insurers can access these.
Why are government bonds so important when thinking about climate change?
Adam Cadle speaks to Dr Laura Ryan, Head of Research, Ardea Investment Management, about the importance of government bonds and climate change, and how the scope of impact and potential for change couldn't be greater
Expert Views
How can we rethink insurance investment to solve the complexity challenge?
The model of insurance investing has been upended since the financial crisis by a confluence of
challenges. New assets, strategies and partnerships have the potential to help insurers
cut through this complexity and deliver sustainable solutions
Expert Views
New Rules, New opportunities: A return to European ABS for insurers?
At the height of the global financial crisis, insurance company investors withdrew from
the securitised debt market and sold down their asset-backed securities (ABS) holdings.
But a decade on, new regulation offers the potential for securitised debt to re-emerge
as an attractive investment opportunity for Solvency II-regulated insurers,
believes James King, Fund Manager at M&G Investments
Navigating insurance investment
Adam Cadle talks to Aon partner, Geoff Bauer, about how the firm helps insurers to achieve their objectives
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EIOPA surveys European insurers on generative AI usage
L&G sells US protection business to Meiji Yasuda for $2.3bn
US P&C insurers achieve record investment income
CommScope Connectivity pension scheme agrees £63m buy-in with Aviva
L&G and Landsvirkjun deepen collaboration with $50m renewable energy investment
Zurich successfully places US$750m of dated subordinated debt
Ilmarinen identifies water as 'most important' natural resource for investment targets
FCA finds majority of smaller asset managers are meeting expectations
UK insurers join Emerging Markets and Developing Economies (EMDE) Investor Taskforce
US institutional asset owners split on active/passive management for public market exposure
Understanding Capital Solutions
Adam Cadle talks to HSBC Asset Management’s head of capital solutions, Borja Azpilicueta, and head of insurance business, Deepak Seeburrun, about the firm’s capital solutions proposition.
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