SAA/ALM

  • Inflation uncertainty underestimated by market, Ardea IM says

    01 May 2024

    Bond volatility structurally higher than it has been for most of the post-GFC era, Gopi Karunakaran, co-chief investment officer, tells Insurance Asset Risk

  • BMA regulatory reforms get thumbs up from Fitch

    01 May 2024

    Agency says changes support insurer credit profiles, while cautioning against regulatory arbitrage

  • RLAM warns of new era of 'spikeflation'

    30 April 2024

    Head of multi asset says prepare for shorter, more volatile business cycles

  • Mutuals report drop in AuM on the back of challenging 2022

    25 April 2024

    Only Latin American mutuals reported increased AuM

  • PRA consulting with insurers on implementation of "sandbox" to test MA eligibility

    25 April 2024

    No consensus yet on what sandbox would look like, BoE says

  • UK insurers name speed of execution and regulation as hurdles to access renewables

    23 April 2024

    Pre-greenfield development stage projects preferred for investment, AlphaReal survey finds

  • AG Insurance optimistic on corporate bonds as rate cuts near

    18 April 2024

    Insurer says current economic scenario calls for portfolio diversification

  • Fitch Ratings predicts UK bulk annuity transaction volumes will pass £60bn in 2024

    18 April 2024

    After reaching highest ever levels of almost £50bn in 2023

  • Liberty Mutual completes thermal coal divestment policy

    17 April 2024

    And reveal investments in "disruptive innovation"

  • RLAM warns BoE rates cut not guaranteed, after April CPI figures higher than expected

    17 April 2024

    Manager still assuming first cut will come in the second half of 2024

  • Insurers' investments face risks in case of Israel-Iran conflict escalation, S&P says

    17 April 2024

    Agency believes foreign insurers' direct exposure to Israel via insurance and reinsurance to be "relatively immaterial"

  • LGIM unveils energy transition commodities ETF

    17 April 2024

    Fund to focus on transition metals

  • CFOs favour stable allocations as concerns over growth persist

    16 April 2024

    Insurers say holdings of illiquid assets unlikely to change in Moody's survey

  • 95% of UK insurer and pension fund investors expect to add weight to renewables investments over next five years

    16 April 2024

    44% expected to increase allocations by up to 20%, according to a survey from AlphaReal

  • Non-PE backed insurers feel pressure to compete with PE-backed firms

    15 April 2024

    Building up liquidity and securing more yield key focus for insurers, Insight Investment's O'Brien says