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Bond lending boosted by low yield environment

While bond lending may not provide huge amounts of returns, in the current low yield environment that little extra could come in handy for insurers. David Turner reports

How insurers can make the most of their liquid assets

Christelle Ybanez explains why cash doesn't have to be the problem child, and how insurers can generate extra income from their liquid assets without increasing their investment risk

BNP Paribas extends mandate with Italian bancassurance firm

Eurovita is an existing custody client of BNP Paribas

State Street offers machine learning to interpret investment research

The Solvency II mandate race

Solvency II has turbo-boosted the move to insurance asset outsourcing. Asset managers are beefing up their capabilities to win market share—but what can you do to make yourself stand out from the crowd? Sarfraz Thind reports

The machine learning revolution

Machine learning is seen as the next stage of evolution in the asset management world. While still in its infancy, asset managers are examining how to use machines in everything from investment making to operational efficiency. So will it really change the way that insurers invest? Sarfraz Thind reports

The 2017 investment agenda

With 2016 drawing to a close, investors on behalf of insurers can look back on what was a particularly challenging year. They will be keen to steady the ship and step up investment performance in 2017. Asa Gibson reports

Raising the stakes in fund management

Insurer-affiliated managers are punching above their weight in a competitive market, taking more than one-third of all fund managers' new business in the first three quarters. David Walker examines the evolving relationship between insurer-parents, affiliates and independent managers.

BNP Paribas wins custody mandate from Finnish insurer

Provides services for Sampo's €25bn of insurance assets

Nearly half of insurers use external providers for risk analytics

Risk management is major challenge, BNP Paribas survey finds