-
Alternatives and dividends boost Swiss Re investment returns
04 November 2016But running investment yield extends uninterrupted fall
-
Insurers' asset management arms target other insurers' assets
01 December 2015Such are the yield and regulatory pressures, insurers are not necessarily deterred by asset managers' links to competing insurers. In fact, shared experience of the insurance business is a plus. And insurers' asset managers are looking further afield for new clients. David Turner reports
-
The modelling challenges in absolute return strategies
16 September 2015Absolute return strategies offer promising risk-adjusted returns and capital efficiencies, but do you need an internal model to gain the benefit and what other complexities are created? Experts discuss in part two of this InsuranceERM/Insurance Asset Risk and Standard Life Investments roundtable
-
Absolute return: a silver bullet for the investment strategy?
11 September 2015Absolute return strategies seem an ideal response to low interest rates, volatile markets and Solvency II, but what are the associated challenges facing investors? Experts discuss in part one of this InsuranceERM/Insurance Asset Risk and Standard Life Investments roundtable
-
Insurers plan bigger allocations to real estate and infrastructure
06 October 2014These are the two leading asset classes favoured by insurers as a BlackRock survey shows one in three firms plans to increase their risk appetite over the next three years