Phoenix Group to change name to Standard Life next year
Phoenix Group is to change its name to Standard Life in March next year
AM Best revises French life insurance outlook to stable
AM Best has revised its outlook on the French life insurance market from negative to stable
New York Life creates $785bn global investment platform
New York Life has combined its general account and third-party asset management businesses to create a global investment platform with around $785bn in AuM
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Mirova invests $10m in Kenyan electric mobility group
Mirova has announced a $10m commitment in senior secured debt to ARC Ride, an electric mobility company in Kenya
Munich Re’s Thomas Blunck appointed chair of Insurance Europe’s RAB
CEO of the Reinsurance Group at Munich Re, Thomas Blunck, has been appointed as the chair of Insurance Europe’s Reinsurance Advisory Board (RAB)
Aviva Investors commits €150m to battery energy storage investment
Aviva Investors has committed up to €150m in investment into the European battery energy storage system (BESS) market
Ultra Electronics Pension Scheme secures £250m full scheme buy-in with Just Group
The Ultra Electronics Pension Scheme has completed a £250m full scheme buy-in with Just Group, securing the benefits of more than 1,750 members
Insurance industry more optimistic about private/public market investment opportunities
Investment managers in the insurance industry are more optimistic about investment opportunities across both private and public markets this year compared to last year, with fixed income standing out as the most attractive area, research from Ortec Finance has revealed
Proportion of institutional investors allocating to infra due to increase globally to 60%
The proportion of institutional investors allocating to infrastructure is due to increase globally from 49% to 60% by 2030, as they look to private markets to combat geopolitical risk and macroeconomic volatility
Utmost Life and Pensions set to enhance BPA offering
Utmost Group has said that it is looking to enhance its client proposition in the bulk purchase annuity (BPA) market, having made "good progress" in establishing itself in this sector so far
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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
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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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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.
