Archive

  • BlackRock launches ESG emerging market debt funds

    06 August 2018

    With the products expected to spark interest amongst insurers

  • DWS appoints three senior members to its institutional client team

    20 July 2018

    One of which with a strong link to the insurance space

  • EU to cut Solvency II securitisation charges "before summer"

    06 April 2018

    Draft rules suggest the capital charges of securitisations could be significantly cut this year as the European Commission takes steps to bring Solvency II in line with the STS framework. So will this spur future securitisation investment? Aggelos Andreou reports.

  • Equity volatility: how safe is your portfolio?

    19 March 2018

    Equity 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

  • JP Morgan's insurance AuM surpasses $100bn

    26 February 2018

    JP Morgan Asset Management (JPMAM) has revealed its global insurance solutions business now manages more than $100bn in assets.

  • Lloyds reports "a lot of interest" in £109bn Scottish Widows asset mandate

    21 February 2018

    Lloyds Banking Group has been flooded with enquiries about managing £109bn ($139bn) of Scottish Widows assets, after announcing the sacking of current manager Standard Life Aberdeen (SLA).

  • Tips for insurers and asset managers in 2018

    29 December 2017

    In the second part of this 2018 investment outlook, stakeholders share their views on the negotiating rising rates, inflation and what asset managers should be doing to help insurers. Sarfraz Thind reports

  • UK's interest rate rise: the reaction

    07 November 2017

    Last week's interest rate hike by the Bank of England was highly anticipated, but the Bank's longer-term strategy has come under scrutiny in light of Brexit and rising inflation. Practitioners share their take on what UK insurers can expect. Asa Gibson reports

  • Northern Trust creates new role to target insurance assets

    01 November 2017

    US-headquartered asset manager Northern Trust has hired Andrew Booker from SEI Investments to grow its insurance and financial institution client base across Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA).

  • Anticipating the end of the credit cycle

    25 October 2017

    With the end of the current credit cycle in sight, insurers are presented with challenges and opportunities that require a nimbleness and flexibility to negotiate. JP Morgan Asset Management's Bhupinder Bahra and Bryan Wallace explain