Sarfraz Thind

• Middle East conflict is most significant threat to stability in a long time

  27 October 2023

  Conning's new CIO says US involvement will risk market destabilization

• Waterfall Asset Management sets up insurance division

  25 October 2023

  To help insurers invest in US residential whole loans

• Blackstone raised another $5bn from insurers in Q3

  23 October 2023

  Insurers still keen on alternatives, says Blackstone

• US insurer municipal bonds slip to third biggest bond holding

  20 October 2023

  Over half of industry muni holdings may be climate affected, NAIC says

• Singapore's MAS sets out new guidelines for climate transition

  19 October 2023

  Engagement not divestment is the key for climate shift

• Venerable appoints Russel Investments and Franklin Resources to advise insurance funds

  19 October 2023

  As group migrates funds in-house

• IMF warns of PE-insurer risk and calls for more international regulatory scrutiny

  17 October 2023

  PE-insurers have more asset risk and regulatory arbitrage activity than rest of industry

• Chelsea FC-owner pushes illiquids risk for US insurer

  13 October 2023

  Alt AM insurers held four times more illiquid assets than rest of market last year, Fitch finds

• US insurer CLO exposures grew to nearly $250bn in 2022

  12 October 2023

  Still only 3% of total assets, according to NAIC

• Volatility blows in Outsourced CIO sails

  11 October 2023

  The outsourcing chief investment officer world sometimes goes under the radar. Mercer's co-head of US insurance, Chris Tschida, explains how the OCIO giant works its magic and why its advice is needed now more than ever.