Sarfraz Thind

Greenlight Re posts near worst $145m investment loss

Greenlight Capital Re, the hedge fund reinsurer based in Bermuda, reported a net loss of $142.8m for the first quarter of 2018, compared to a gain of $8.4m for the same period in 2017.

Hiscox to look at increasing asset risk

Hiscox’s CIO Alex Veys took over the role six months ago and is currently exploring new avenues to improve the business. By Sarfraz Thind

Pimco to securitise £5bn of UKAR mortgages

Pimco and Barclays to securitise recent mortgage purchase to take advantage of investor demand

Pimco to buy £5bn of collapsed bank mortgages

Pimco, the largest bond fund manager in the world, is to buy £5bn ($5.7bn) of mortgages from collapsed British banks, Northern Rock and Bradford & Bingley, according to Sky News.

Blackrock, JPMorgan AM and Schroders into second round for Scottish Widows £109bn mandate

BlackRock, JPMorgan Asset Management and Schroders have been invited into a second round of bidding for Scottish Widows' £109bn ($152bn) investment mandate, according to the FT.

Aberdeen Standard Investments' CIO's interesting 12 months

Rod Paris, CIO at Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI), talks about the company's transformational twelve months following the merger and that cancelled Scottish Widows mandate, likely to cost the company some 20% of its assets. By Sarfraz Thind

Solvency II key for insurance-focused asset managers, says Cerulli

Solvency II-relevant investment work remains high on the list of considerations for asset managers, according to a survey of 41 insurers and asset managers by consultancy Cerulli Associates.

M&G buys £50m UK office and industrial assets

M&G Real Estate has bought two UK office buildings and an industrial portfolio, its first acquisitions on behalf of the M&G UK Enhanced Value Fund launched in February.

Goldman Sachs' survey shows insurers less positive about investments

Insurers are less positive about investment opportunities than they were a year ago, according to a Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM) survey.

Somerset Re appoints Braverman as CIO