Archive

  • Coping with the inflation conundrum

    10 June 2014

    The development of inflation or disinflation in different markets is a critical driver of corporate performance, rather than simply a tactical investment issue, as the case of P&C insurers shows. Etienne Comon explains

  • Standish and BNY Mellon combine asset management and servicing for insurers

    28 May 2014

    Should appeal to smaller to mid-sized firms

  • Western & Southern Financial hires Steven Kreider as CIO

    23 May 2014

    Leaves Western Asset Management to manage $46bn

  • Manulife Asset Management recruits new chief executive

    21 May 2014

    Kai Sotorp joins from UBS Global Asset Management

  • Smart beta strategies attract insurers

    20 May 2014

    Prompting a move away from market cap investment

  • Large insurers to increase outsourcing of portfolio management

    06 May 2014

    Third–party managers set to take on alternative or illiquid asset classes and corporate debt

  • JP Morgan to manage Resolution Life's funds

    24 April 2014

    Will help manage investment strategy and $12bn fixed income portfolio

  • AMG to buy River Road from Aviva Investors

    28 March 2014

    Sale aimed at strengthening third-party manager business

  • Hopes build for better treatment of infrastructure investment under Solvency II

    27 September 2013

    Infrastructure investments provide a great match for insurers' liabilities, but Solvency II's crude view of the investment risk means money is not flowing as fast as it could. Milliman and JP Morgan Asset Management set out the justification for a review