Archive

  • Chart of the Week - Do PE-linked Lloyd's syndicates take more investment risk?

    12 April 2024

    With PE links to insurers in the sights of regulators worldwide, we investigate the fair value hierarchy of some at Lloyd's

  • Lloyd's syndicate buys gold ETF, activist and global macro hedge funds in 2023

    05 April 2024

    Engaged with a new US investment consultant to bring new ideas to the table as part of risking-up process

  • Old dog, new(ish) tricks? Lloyd's CIOs get all esoteric

    05 April 2023

    Lloyd's syndicates have held onto non-mainstream investments even as yields have risen - with some mixed results, David Walker finds

  • Chart of the Week - An open letter to Larry Fink

    07 October 2022

    Insurance Risk Data (and BlackRock) reveal reasons insurance CIOs use ETFs

  • 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.

  • 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.