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- BoE launches new lending facility for NBFIs
- Just Group’s illiquid asset origination increases by 40% to £2.4bn
- Illiquidity premium growing in importance as an investment driver into private markets
- Colthrop Board Mill Pension Scheme completes £23m buy-in with Aviva
- Generali unit to acquire majority stake in MGG Investment
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
Illiquidity premium growing in importance as an investment driver into private markets
The illiquidity premium is growing in importance as a driver of investments into private markets among institutional investors, according to new research, with 73% of investors also expecting private to outperform public markets over the next five years
Colthrop Board Mill Pension Scheme completes £23m buy-in with Aviva
The Colthrop Board Mill Pension Scheme has completed a £23m buy-in with Aviva, securing the benefits of 69 deferred members and 152 pensioners
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Phoenix Group merges AM and retirement divisions under CIO Mike Eakins
Phoenix Group’s retirement solutions and asset management divisions are to come together to create a new business unit, following the decision of Standard Life CEO, Andy Curran, to retire in the summer
PRA outlines priorities for BPA insurers in 2025
The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has outlined how it expects bulk purchase annuity (BPA) insurers in the UK to manage increased growth and complexity in the market, including on the use of funded reinsurance
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
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
Nordea Liv delivers ‘best ever’ result in 2024; NOK 1,722m profit
Nordea Liv has delivered its “best ever” result in 2024 with a profit of NOK 1,722m, before tax, an increase of almost 40% on its 2023 result
French life insurers enjoy capital ratio advantage over Italian and German peers
The life insurance sectors of Germany, Italy and France are adequately capitalised overall, with French insurers enjoying an advantage over their Italian and German peers, according to Moody’s Capital Tool (M’CT)
Sanofi Pension Scheme completes £1.4bn buy-in with L&G
The Sanofi Pension Scheme has completed a £1.4bn buy-in with Legal & General (L&G) Assurance Society Limited, securing the benefits of 4,900 retirees and 5,600 deferred members
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
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