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- Barmenia/Gothaer merger given green light
- 48% of US asset managers mark availability of capital as top risk
- Prudential to fulfil $221m in retirement promises for Sound Retirement Trust
- H1 2024 global insurance M&A transaction activity hits new 15 year low
- Charities Aid Foundation Pension Scheme completes £12m buy-in with Just Group
48% of US asset managers mark availability of capital as top risk
Forty-eight per cent of US asset managers have marked the availability of capital as their top risk, with interest rate uncertainty ranking second at 37%, according to KPMG
Prudential to fulfil $221m in retirement promises for Sound Retirement Trust
The Prudential Insurance Company of America has been selected in an industry-first multiemployer plan pension risk transfer (PRT) to fulfil retirement benefit promises for the Sound Retirement Trust, a Seattle-based joint labour-management board of trustee that provides grocery worker of contributing employers with retirement benefits
H1 2024 global insurance M&A transaction activity hits new 15 year low
H1 2024 global M&A transaction activity hit a new 15 year low for first half activity, a new report from Clyde & Co has revealed.
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Schroders appoints new group chief executive
Schroders has appointed Richard Oldfield as its new group chief executive, subject to regulatory approval
Axa divests $20m from Israeli banks
French insurer, Axa, has reportedly withdrawn $20m worth of investments in three Israeli banks which the UN has accused of supporting “illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank”
Invesco launches first UCITS ETF tracking MSCI World Equal Weight Index
Invesco is launching the first exchange-traded fund (ETF) in Europe that will track the MSCI World Equal Weight Index
Charities Aid Foundation Pension Scheme completes £12m buy-in with Just Group
The Charities Aid Foundation Pension Scheme has completed a £12m buy-in with Just Group, securing the retirement benefits of 64 pensioners and 155 deferred members
Prudential posts large profit drop after slowdown in Hong Kong performance
Prudential has posted an 81% fall in net profit to $182m (£138m) in its opening half results, down significantly from the $947m (£717m) the group reported in H1 last year
VIG’s capital investment portfolio rises to €43.1bn
Vienna Insurance Group’s total capital investment portfolio as of 30 June 2024 amounted to €43.1bn, up from €42.6bn at the end of 2023
AXA IM acquires private equity firm CAPZA
AXA IM has announced the acquisition of CAPZA, increasing its position from majority shareholder to full ownership by 2026
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?
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.
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
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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Portfolio optimisation in today’s challenging market environment
Adam Cadle speaks to Dr Laura Ryan, Head of Research at Ardea Investment Management, about the firm’s insurance asset allocation optimisation tool and the reasons for developing it
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