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  • Prudential poaches Longino from Metlife

    01 November 2019

    She joins as head of portfolio strategy

  • Commercial mortgages close up

    16 May 2019

    Strong returns, stable performance, low risk—the market for commercial mortgage loans has run on tailwinds in the last 10 years with more insurers bringing the asset onto their portfolio than ever before. But, with a looming economic downturn, is the love affair with CMLs about to run out? Sarfraz Thind reports

  • Factor investing: what are the facts?

    23 April 2019

    While there has been a lot of hype around factor investing in the last decade, the jury is still out as to whether these types of strategies are of interest for insurers. David Turner looks at the state of play

  • US insurers attraction for CLOs

    31 January 2019

    Collateralised loan obligations have been rapidly growing in US insurer portfolios as they cast off the shadow of the financial crisis. But, with a predicted downturn on the horizon, are they safe? Sarfraz Thind reports