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Phoenix and Schroders announce private markets partnership's leadership team

Future Growth Capital's chief exec, CFO, CIO and head of origination drawn from across both firms

Insurers get defensive in the face of Brexit fears

In the three years since the UK voted to leave the European Union, the emotional pendulum has swung from hope to despair – regardless of where one stands on the issue – making fertile ground for comments. But what do the numbers say when looking at insurers' asset allocation in the years since the referendum? Vincent Huck reports.

Pessimists outnumber optimists in Schroders survey

Four out of ten insurers expect yearly investment returns of less than 5% in next five years

Not all smart beta portfolios are created equal

Smart beta has been getting smarter. Paul Forshaw looks at the evolution of smart beta approaches and consider the relevance for insurance company balance sheet investors looking for investment efficiencies.

The key to absolute return bond investing

Schroders' global head of insurance asset management Paul Forshaw discusses the benefits of adding absolute return funds to the portfolio mix in an anticipation of a bear market

EMD, HY and alternative credit offer antidote to rising rates

The relative value in emerging markets

An economic slowdown in China and the oil price crash of 2014-15 put many investors off emerging market assets, but Paul Forshaw, global head of insurance asset management at Schroders, believes insurers may be enticed by their relative value compared to developed markets.

'You never asked!' – asset managers respond to look-through data criticism

Practitioners in the asset management sector have hit back against the notion that they failed to deliver on asset reporting data

European insurers eye sticky private credit market

European Insurers have been building up their investment in the private credit market these past three years. Although there is room for growth in this asset class, there are currently some serious caveats which need to be borne in mind. Sarfraz Thind reports

Convertible bonds shine brighter under Solvency II

Finding the sweet spot between the yield of an asset and its capital charge has become a core consideration for EU insurers. Convertible bonds may represent a golden opportunity, as Benedicte Gravrand reports