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- PRA outlines priorities for BPA insurers in 2025
- Just Group’s illiquid asset origination increases by 40% to £2.4bn
- Generali unit to acquire majority stake in MGG Investment
- PRA CEO tells Starmer main focus is ‘safety and soundness of banks and insurers’
- Two distinct camps emerge among institutional investors’ active ETF adoption
Just Group’s illiquid asset origination increases by 40% to £2.4bn
Just Group’s illiquid asset origination increased by 40% to £2.4bn for the year ended 31 December 2024, its latest business update has revealed
Generali unit to acquire majority stake in MGG Investment
Generali Investments and MGG Investment Group have agreed for Generali Investments’ subsidiary, Conning & Company, to acquire a majority stake in MGG and its affiliates
PRA CEO tells Starmer main focus is ‘safety and soundness of banks and insurers’
PRA CEO, Sam Woods, has written to UK Prime Minister, Kier Starmer, declaring the regulator’s strong support for Labour’s growth goal
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Utmost Life and Pensions confirms entry into BPA market
Utmost Life and Pensions has confirmed its successful entry into the bulk purchase annuity (BPA) market
Achmea invests €50m in ADRIF
Achmea is investing €50m in the new Achmea Dutch Residential Impact Fund (ADRIF)
Scottish Widows joins forces with Robeco to boost responsible investment approach
Scottish Widows has announced a new strategic partnership with Robeco to take its responsible investment approach to the next level
Two distinct camps emerge among institutional investors’ active ETF adoption
Two distinct camps are emerging among institutional investors concerning their perceptions of active ETFs, according to latest research, with 27% being ‘early adopters’ and 73% being ‘considerers’
BPCE and Generali to create largest asset manager in Europe by revenues
BPCE and Generali are to create the largest asset manager in Europe by revenues
Institutional investors ‘concerned’ about sustainability under Trump presidency
Nearly all (93%) UK and European institutional investors, including insurance companies, have expressed significant unease over the future of sustainability practices under a Trump presidency, research from Pensions for Purpose has revealed
GDV welcomes Omnibus Simplification Package for more efficient sustainability reporting
The German Insurance Association (GDV) has welcomed the European Commission’s initiative to simplify sustainability reporting through the planned Omnibus Simplification Package
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?
Navigating insurance investment
Adam Cadle talks to Aon partner, Geoff Bauer, about how the firm helps insurers to achieve their objectives
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
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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A Different Approach to Direct Lending
Adam Cadle talks to HSBC Asset Management’s head of direct lending UK & Europe, Tom Green, and head of insurance business, Deepak Seeburrun, about the firm’s direct lending proposition.
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