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Aberdeen Standard Investments hopes to get Phoenix £7bn AuM
30 May 2018Mandates 'under review' at Phoenix revealed in Aberdeen document
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Allianz becomes largest minority shareholder of Moneyfarm
29 May 2018The online investment platform raised £40m in latest fund-raising round
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Pimco to buy £5bn of collapsed bank mortgages
26 April 2018Pimco, the largest bond fund manager in the world, is to buy £5bn ($5.7bn) of mortgages from collapsed British banks, Northern Rock and Bradford & Bingley, according to Sky News.
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Equity volatility: how safe is your portfolio?
19 March 2018Equity volatility is back. After a muted 2017, things went a little haywire for equities in February. But are these tremors or the start of something bigger? And how should insurers react? By David Walker
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L&G hires land and planning expert to expand housing capabilities
11 January 2018Sebastian Balcombe joins as insurer has more than 80,000 homes in pipeline
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Phoenix's Blamont on an illiquid strategy
10 January 2018Daniel Blamont is leading the charge for Phoenix's move into illiquid assets. Having started from nothing three years ago, the insurer has already built up an impressive portfolio and looks set to expand this in the future. By Sarfraz Thind
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The slippery skill of liquidity management
01 December 2017Liquidity management is an ever-growing focus for insurers since the financial crisis. But how well do insurers understand it? Sarfraz Thind reports
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IFoA observes common practices on private credit allocation
21 November 2017A working group hosted by the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) has issued guidance for insurers on investing in private credit under the constraints of Solvency II.
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UK's 'underwhelming' MA reform proposals turn thoughts to post-Brexit possibilities
17 November 2017The lack of significant change in the UK's proposals to reform the Solvency II matching adjustment has led stakeholders to question the country's ability to act on industry feedback while under Eiopa's jurisdiction. Asa Gibson reports
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Beazley trims exposure to investment grade credit
09 November 2017Reinvests in sovereign debt