Sarfraz Thind

Articles by Sarfraz Thind

  • Chart: Stocks or bonds—any choice in the matter?

    02 October 2020

    Exploring the "Fed Model"

  • Robeco does U-turn on fossil fuel exclusion policy

    24 September 2020

    Asset manager will exclude thermal coals, oil sands and Arctic drilling investments from all portfolios

  • IAR 2020 Americas: Cheap opportunities difficult to access this year, insurers say

    23 September 2020

    Panellists point to increased complexity in modelling bond market risk

  • COVID-19 impact on USA insurer portfolios very difficult to model

    23 September 2020

    IAR 2020 Americas: Panellists thrown by unpredictability of lockdown, bank interventions

  • COVID-19 second-wave biggest risk to USA economy

    22 September 2020

    Lockdown fears and bankruptcy rise a massive threat, IAR Americas panelists say

  • Even lower for longer scenario leaves insurers with slim pickings on the horizon

    22 September 2020

    IAR Americas economist panel fear torturous grind for future insurance investment prospects

  • Ultra-low interest rates a battering threat to USA insurers' business model

    21 September 2020

    Insurers perhaps most "challenged institutional investors", says Cerulli

  • Apollo jumps into impact investing with new Impact division

    17 September 2020

    Hired Marc Becker and Joanna Reiss as co-leads

  • Declining investment yields have become a consistent feature of USA insurer portfolios

    17 September 2020

    COVID-19 asset impairments will "bend but not break" insurer credit quality, S&P says

  • US credit markets rebound better than expected, says MetLife CFO

    11 September 2020

    Insurer has been able to prune risk in COVID-19 downturn