Sarfraz Thind

• Only a 0.01% probability of US debt ceiling default, Allianz GI says

  24 May 2023

  But a 60% chance of shutdown is likely as talks look unlikely to bear fruit

• Nassau Financial signs UN PRI

  23 May 2023

  Will provide a practical framework for investment strategies to align with social responsibilities

• Asset managers still reluctant to push insurers for direct fossil fuel action

  22 May 2023

  As Hartford rejects call to shun fossil fuels at AGM

• The US battles against ESG

  22 May 2023

  US climate change politics have hit a turning point. What started off as mild disgruntlement against woke investing now looks to have turned into an all-out war by right-leaning states against climate siders. It is enough to make the head spin. Sarfraz Thind reports

  

• Radian names Sumita Pandit as CFO

  19 May 2023

  Will oversee investments for mortgage insurer

• Sound Point hires Gunther Stein as CIO of US credit and CLO platform

  19 May 2023

  Follows asset manager's acquisition of Assured Guaranty's investment business last month

• US debt ceiling drama strikes again

  18 May 2023

  Grubby politics are again featuring as the spoiler for financial market equilibrium. The US debt ceiling standoff seems to be an annual affair—but this one looks a lot more serious than those in the past. Sarfraz Thind reports

  

• L&G agrees £2.7bn buy-in of British Steel pension scheme

  18 May 2023

  Assets will be managed by LGIM, taking total buy-in to £7.5bn since 2021

• US still on track for recession, LGIM says

  18 May 2023

  Has escaped recession so far but further financial accidents could amplify downturn

• Japan Post slashed foreign bond holdings last year

  16 May 2023

  Joins other Japanese insurers to shun foreign debt as hedging costs mounted in 2022