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Aberdeen Standard promotes Aileen Mathieson to insurance head
10 January 2020Replaces veteran Stephen Acheson
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ASI appoints first head of global insurance asset management
13 September 2018Richard Pereira to oversee £158bn of assets managed on behalf of Phoenix Group
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Diversified Growth Funds - manna or mania?
07 April 2017Diversified growth funds promise equity-like returns with fixed income-type capital charges. It certainly looks an interesting proposition for insurers in the current low yield world. But how well do the promises stack up? Sarfraz Thind reports
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The insurance asset management gold rush
15 March 2017Enticed by lucrative revenues, insurers are pushing into the asset management business like never before. Insurer-affiliated managers are currently some of the fastest growing in the world. With regulations and low rates driving increased insurer third-party asset outsourcing, the industry is in a prime position to pick up more business. Sarfraz Thind reports
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SLI survey reveals size of future returns/payouts gap
14 December 2015Insurers cool on sovereign bonds, attracted by real estate and alternatives
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Insurers' asset management arms target other insurers' assets
01 December 2015Such are the yield and regulatory pressures, insurers are not necessarily deterred by asset managers' links to competing insurers. In fact, shared experience of the insurance business is a plus. And insurers' asset managers are looking further afield for new clients. David Turner reports