Archive

• Lloyd's syndicates reveal investment fortunes - or lack thereof - in 2021

  13 April 2022

  From low rates to rising inflation, ESG to net zero, syndicates' CIOs have their hands full in 2022. David Walker reports

• Beazley praises passive ESG for helping growth assets make 11% in 2021

  05 April 2022

  Overweight US shares, and hedge funds, contributed, too

• Few Lloyd's syndicates detail actions on climate change

  03 August 2020

  And most remain vague on the specifics

• Lloyd's syndicates $100m outsourcing treasure

  18 April 2019

  In the second part of our two-part series on Lloyd's syndicates and their investments, David Walker analyses their portfolio allocations and performance, uncovering a treasure most asset managers would want a map to.

• Lloyd's syndicates slide down credit spectrum to boost returns

  12 April 2017

  Reduced exposure to sovereign and AAA-rated bonds

• 'Trump effect' and alternatives boost 2016 returns for Lloyd's syndicates

  06 April 2017

  Illiquid credit, equities and hedge funds favoured by some at the expense of sovereign exposure

• Alternatives shine for Lloyd's syndicates

  05 April 2017

  Following the insights gleaned on rising manager fees and falling yields for Lloyd's syndicates, David Walker shines light on the well-performing fraction of alternative investments made by the sector in 2015.

• Investment expenses jumped as yields fell for Lloyd's syndicates

  03 April 2017

  As Lloyd's syndicates begin to report their 2016 results, David Walker looks back at the 2015 figures and finds that investment expenses rose about 10% in 2015, but yields fell almost 40%.