Archive

  • SunLife cutting risk in preparation for downturn

    05 April 2019

    Poor compensation for riskier assets in current market, says SunLife CIO Randy Brown

  • Outgoing MetLife CEO says aggressive investors threaten whole market

    03 April 2019

    Kandarian warns regulators to look at new insurance rivals

  • IAR Americas: What’s on US chief investment officers’ minds?

    11 October 2018

    Five CIOs discuss the priorities for their life and non-life investment strategies during a panel discussion at Insurance Asset Risk Americas conference held in New York. Compiled by Vincent Huck

  • US commercial real estate: danger in disguise?

    10 July 2018

    US life insurers are big investors in commercial real estate attracted by the yield and diversification benefits they offer. But with strong indicators of the current credit cycle nearing its end, the risks attached to the sector are growing. Is it still safe to go into those waters? By Sarfraz Thind

  • A slow growth for US infrastructure

    04 June 2018

    A US infrastructure overhaul is due—that much is common knowledge. However, so far, institutional investors and especially insurers have been coy to invest due to policy hurdles at the federal level. As each state administration starts to address these issues, insurers are seeing opportunities building up. David Turner reports

  • Sun Life Financial appoints Randy Brown as CIO

    11 January 2016

    Takes over from Steve Peacher, who continues as president

  • DeAWM appoints Brown to head insurance solutions

    10 July 2014

    Also appointed head of Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management's UK operations