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Pioneer Investments targets inflation-linked short-term sovereigns
12 October 2016Manager launches strategy to shield investors from inflation risk
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Challenging the definition of risk
12 October 2016In light of increasingly complex and broad data crunching systems used by insurers to model investment risks, Invesco's Stephen Anness and Andrew Hall discuss the value of such models against investment fundamentals.
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Mortgaging the future
10 October 2016Insurers are realising gains on fixed-income assets faster than ever before. It is a risky strategy, with little regard for future profitability. Sarfraz Thind reports.
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Political uncertainty drives risk in developed markets
10 October 2016Standard Life Investments models effect of political uncertainty on economic growth
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Mitsui targets ¥70bn of foreign assets by March 2017
07 October 2016Negative yielding Japanese bonds pushing insurer into unhedged 'open foreign bonds'
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The high yields and low defaults of taxable muni bonds
05 October 2016With a long record of above average returns and strong credit quality, the US's little-known taxable municipal bond market offers non-US insurers a safe route to yield, says Eaton Vance's Michael Sullivan.
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European insurers flock to SME financing funds
05 October 2016BNP Paribas IP's SME debt fund closes at €500m as firms seek diversified credit holdings
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IMF questions sustainability of Ireland's variable annuities industry
30 September 2016Low rates put product appeal at risk
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Why bond market liquidity is back on the worry list
28 September 2016JP Morgan Asset Management's Prashant Sharma and Bryan Wallace on why insurance investors must accept structurally lower liquidity in bond markets, and how they can navigate the new asset landscape.
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European property market is "ripe" for investors
27 September 2016REITs likely to profit from ultra-low interest rates, says Barings Asset Management