Archive

  • Insurance ALM turns 160 years old!

    24 February 2022

    Today marks the 160th anniversary of what is believed to be the first actuarial paper on asset-liability management.... but has anything really changed since 1862? Vincent Huck blows out the candles, and gets reading...

  • Pimco wins AUD440m ESG fixed income mandate

    30 August 2018

    Allianz asset manager will manage a portfolio of fixed-income securities for Australian pension fund Local Government Super

  • Asset management in the Solvency II transition

    11 December 2015

    Preparing for Solvency II is one thing, but living with it will involve further refinements in how insurers approach asset management, as participants in part one this InsuranceERM/Standard Life Investments roundtable attest

  • The modelling challenges in absolute return strategies

    16 September 2015

    Absolute return strategies offer promising risk-adjusted returns and capital efficiencies, but do you need an internal model to gain the benefit and what other complexities are created? Experts discuss in part two of this InsuranceERM/Insurance Asset Risk and Standard Life Investments roundtable

  • Absolute return: a silver bullet for the investment strategy?

    11 September 2015

    Absolute return strategies seem an ideal response to low interest rates, volatile markets and Solvency II, but what are the associated challenges facing investors? Experts discuss in part one of this InsuranceERM/Insurance Asset Risk and Standard Life Investments roundtable