Archive

  • Zurich "cautiously optimistic" ahead of 2 April tariff announcements

    28 March 2025

    But unpredictability - on the upside or downside - still means markets and investors must hold their breath until 'liberation day'

  • Mitsui Sumitomo plans major investment in specialty underwriter WR Berkley

    28 March 2025

    Japanese insurer cites profits, geographic diversification and capital efficiency as reasons for investment

  • Barings' portfolio finance platform raises $2.5bn in six months

    26 March 2025

    Offers insurers access to directly originated private investment grade debt

  • Privates, privates and more privates, insurers tell GSAM

    25 March 2025

    14th annual global insurance survey also reveals changed views on inflation and US recession

  • WTW subsidiary appoints chief investment strategist

    20 March 2025

    Craig Baker promoted from global CIO role at Towers Watson

  • PGIM Fixed Income re-appoints ex-Biden administration advisor as chief global economist

    19 March 2025

    Daleep Singh twice filled role as US deputy national security advisor for international economics and deputy director of the National Economic Council

  • US/Europe economic outlooks trade places, AllianzGI says, favours curve-steepeners

    18 March 2025

    Firm's global CIO fixed income says "market euphoria" following November's US elections now a "distant memory"

  • Market predictions for 2025 largely reversed already, Muzinich and Co says

    14 March 2025

    Trump likely to keep up with tariff brinkmanship, leading to a difficult few months for investors, Ian Horn tells Insurance Asset Risk

  • Wellington launches private real estate credit platform, hires four Pimco alumni

    07 March 2025

    Team to start originating senior/subordinated loans in US, but could expand globally

  • Chart of the Week: Asset managers and insurers 'partner up' in $60bn M&A game

    07 March 2025

    Historically manager/insurer deals were ' you run my assets, I pay you fees'. Some deal structures today are almost unrecognisable to those bygone times