Archive

  • News roundup: Insurance asset management

    02 April 2024

    Covering the latest deals and people moves at AllianzGI, abrdn, AB, Société Générale and Impax

  • Tokio Marine affiliated manager foresees 10-year JGB yields at 1.5%

    26 March 2024

    TMAM expects "at least one" more interest rate hike in 2024

  • Chart of the Week: Japan's affiliates welcome arrival of novel concept - inflation

    22 March 2024

    Insurers' asset managers were expecting the BOJ's rates policy to change, as prices keep rising, sustainably

  • The world is a Japanese oyster at Prudential Financial international insurance

    20 March 2024

    Sara Bonesteel, chief investment officer for international insurance at the US headquartered insurers, discusses the investment set up and outlook for the year ahead

  • Institutional investors see opportunity in market volatility

    15 March 2024

    Survey from Aeon Investments sees 81% of respondents saying they expect an increase in opportunities to add value over the next two years

  • Chart of the Week: Why Rome should relax its 5% cap on loans and mortgage exposures for insurers

    15 March 2024

    Researcher Agostino Tripodi finds some sub-optimal GA allocation going on, in shadow of local-law limits on L&M holdings

  • A quarter of institutional investors expect "dramatic increase" in real estate development finance allocations over next three years

    13 March 2024

    Survey from Downing also finds ESG credentials of property development finance firms expected to come under increasing scrutiny

  • Looking for a home for natural capital in insurers' investment portfolios

    12 March 2024

    Understanding new risks, a lack of asset managers able to service these types of investments at scale, and the question of where to include natural capital in the SAA are the hurdles insurers need to overcome, Danielle Brassel, director of responsible investment at Zurich Insurance Group, explains

  • Lloyd's investment return jumps to £5.3bn in 2023 after 2022 £3.1bn loss

    07 March 2024

    Reversal from previous year down to interest rates and unwind of mark-to-market accounting treatment of FI portfolio, Lloyd's says

  • UK spring budget: expected record bond issuance key concern for RLAM

    06 March 2024

    RLAM head of rates and cash expects UK chancellor to stick with consensus on tax cuts