Archive

  • FWD reveals outsourcing terms with Apollo/Athene and PineBridge mandate

    03 March 2022

    Hong Kong lifer plans buying more IG public assets to lift yield

  • Athene makes hay with 21% return on alternatives in 2021

    11 February 2022

    Gains were double five-year average for the private equity owned insurer

  • Notes from a small island - on outsourcing by Bermuda's insurers

    16 December 2021

    David Walker tells the story of how Bermudian CIOs opened up to independent fund managers

  • FWD raises $1.4bn in private placements

    14 December 2021

    Apollo and Swiss Re amongst investors

  • Athene acquires majority stake in lending platform for $1bn

    01 December 2021

    In partnership with Apollo through funds managed by Blackstone

  • Comment - Bermuda, an island paradise for insurer outsourcing

    24 November 2021

    Thirst for alternative investments among CIOs is driving hunger for new managers

  • Athene buys UK mortgage loan asset manager Foundation Home Loans

    16 July 2021

    Transaction boosts Athene's residential mortgage loan portfolio to $13bn

  • Athene raises minority stake in Challenger to 18%

    08 July 2021

    Follows pending merger between Athene and Apollo

  • Alternative asset manager-insurer tie-ups to grow

    04 June 2021

    Mergers offer insurers better alternative asset access but can also increase risk, says Fitch

  • The return of private equity

    24 May 2021

    Private equity has been cited as the hottest asset choice for US insurers for a while. This year it seems to be justifying the optimism. Returns have been stellar, but can the asset maintain its position as the alternative of choice? Sarfraz Thind reports