European life and pensions consolidator, Chesnara, is to acquire 100% of the share capital of MetLife Group’s closed-book UK life insurance company, MetLife UK Limited (MLUK)
Standard Life has appointed Michelle Ostermann as CEO retirement solutions (RS) and group chief investment officer (CIO) subject to regulatory approvals
Marsh has agreed to acquire Wilshire, a global investment consulting, solutions, and analytics firm that serves institutional investors and financial intermediaries
Investments in climate solutions by members of the UN-convened Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance (NZAOA) surged to $787bn in 2025, up from $555bn in 2023, highlighting growing momentum among institutional investors to finance the transition to a net-zero economy
Just 40% of investment funds received an overall Green ESG rating in 2026, down from 43% in 2025, as concerns remain over stewardship and climate-risk management in private markets, according to XPS Group
Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance is preparing to significantly expand its international presence by increasing its ownership stake in British specialty insurer Canopius from 40% to approximately 80%
Following Aon’s Insurance Investment Consultancy of the Year award win at the latest Insurance Asset Management Awards, Editor, Adam Cadle, gathers the latest thoughts from partners, Geoff Bauer and Lin Qu, about the insurance investment space
In Conversation with IAM: Why Insurers Are Turning to Aviva Investors' ReturnPlus
In partnership with IAM, Todd Cutting and Mike Leonard discuss Aviva Investors' ReturnPlus strategy and its potential benefits for insurers. Our short video explores the strategy's key features and explains how it can provide flexibility, improve return on capital, and remove interest rate risk.
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
Setting a New Standard for Benchmarking Private Infrastructure Debt
As private infrastructure debt evolves, confidence comes from evidence. infraMetrics® uses real asset-level data to deliver credit insights and market-based curves where comparables are limited. A benchmark that guides insurers and investors through the uncertainties of today’s macro environment.
