Insurance Asset Risk EMEA 2024

10 June 2024, London

etc.venues St Paul's • 200 Aldersgate St, Barbican, London EC1A 4HD

Sponsors

  • At AB, we know what it means to be a true partner to insurers. We have more than five decades of experience and manage over $170 billion* in insurance client assets across fixed income, private markets and equities. Our collaborative, innovative and responsible approach combines a solutions-based mindset with distinctive investment capabilities and dedicated resources around the world—enabling us to understand what our clients need and forge deep, long-lasting relationships. https://www.alliancebernstein.com/

    *As of December 31, 2023

  • DWS Group (DWS) with EUR 896bn of assets under management (as of 31 December 2023) aspires to be one of the world's leading asset managers. Building on more than 60 years of experience, it has a reputation for excellence in Germany, Europe, the Americas and Asia. We are recognized by investors globally as a trusted source for integrated investment solutions and innovation across a full spectrum of investment disciplines. Within the global insurance asset management business, we are among the leaders in the industry. We have demonstrated a commitment to the insurance market dating back to 1929 by taking a comprehensive partnership approach in developing customized investment solutions and programs for insurers. With insurance professionals located in key locations around the world, we believe this differentiates us from many competitors and provides a basis for understanding the dynamics and complexities of insurance investing. With customized insurance fixed-income at the core, DWS is able to deliver multi-asset solutions in an insurance context by accessing an investment platform that includes active and passive equity and fixed income, alternatives, cash, and ESG strategies. The recipient of multiple awards and with more than USD$180/EUR€163.4 billion in insurance general account assets under management (as of December 31, 2023), we are among the largest third-party managers of insurance portfolios worldwide, according to the Insurance Investment Outsourcing Report.

    www.dws.com

  • Insurers have been building investment partnerships with Wellington since 1975. With $152 billion AUM as of December 31, 2023, our goals since then have remained evergreen – to exceed the investment objectives and service expectations of our clients. As an integral part of Wellington's global investment platform, our dedicated Financial Reserves team offers a breadth and depth of resources and experience to serve our insurance clients as a go-to thought partner, risk manager, and trusted advisor for complex investment challenges.

    https://www.wellington.com/

Co-sponsors

  • abrdn is a leading global insurance asset manager. Whilst now independent, we were one of Europe’s largest insurance groups for over two centuries, until 2018. Today, abrdn’s core strength is the breadth, depth and scale of our insurance investment capabilities. 150 insurers now trust abrdn to manage £182bn across public and private markets, making abrdn one of the largest independent managers of insurance assets worldwide.

  • Conning (www.conning.com) is a leading investment management firm with a long history of serving the insurance industry. Conning supports institutional investors, including insurers and pension plans, with investment solutions, risk modeling software, and industry research. Conning's risk management software platform provides deeper insights for decision making, regulatory and rating agency compliance, and capital allocation. Founded in 1912, Conning has investment centers in Asia, Europe and North America.

  • The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. is a leading global financial institution that delivers a broad range of financial services to a large and diversified client base that includes corporations, financial institutions, governments and individuals.

    Founded in 1869, the firm is headquartered in New York and maintains offices in all major financial centers around the world.

    https://www.goldmansachs.com/about-us/index.html

  • HSBC Asset Management is a major global asset management firm managing assets totalling USD707 billion as at 31 December 2023, with well-established businesses in Europe, Asia-Pacific, Americas and the Middle East. We are the asset management division of, and wholly-owned by HSBC Holdings plc (HSBC Group), one of the largest financial services organisations in the world. Our investment capabilities span across different asset classes - equities, fixed income, multi-asset, alternatives and liquidity. HSBC Asset Management is well placed to provide a globally-consistent, disciplined investment process across our capabilities, drawing on the local knowledge and extensive expertise of our teams around the world.

  • Invesco is a global independent investment management firm dedicated to creating greater possibilities for our clients. With investment professionals located in over 25 countries worldwide, our specialized investment teams manage US$1.6 trillion in assets across a wide range of asset classes and investment styles (as at 31 March, 2024).

    With a deep understanding of the insurance sector, the Invesco Insurance Solutions team develops customized solutions for our clients to optimize investment returns. We work with policyholders and shareholders under specific insurance constraints to address liabilities, accounting earnings, regulatory capital and risk management. Our fully integrated insurance solutions platform includes specialized investment and solutions teams to provide bespoke analysis, and a dedicated client relationship team.

    For more information please visit: https://www.invesco.com/uk/en/institutional/clients/insurance-companies.html.

  • Manulife Investment Management is the brand for the global wealth and asset management segment of Manulife Financial Corporation. Our mission is to make decisions easier and lives better by empowering investors for a better tomorrow. Serving more than 17 million individuals, institutions, and retirement plan members, we believe our global reach, complementary businesses, and the strength of our parent company position us to help investors capitalize on today's emerging global trends. We provide our clients access to public and private investment solutions across equities, fixed income, multi-asset, alternative, and sustainability-linked strategies, such as natural capital, to help them make more informed financial decisions and achieve their investment objectives. Not all offerings are available in all jurisdictions. For additional information, please visit manulifeim.com.

  • Ortec Finance is the leading provider of technology and solutions for risk and return management. It is Ortec Finance's purpose to enable people to manage the complexity of investment decisions.

    This is accomplished via the delivery of leading technologies and solutions for investment decision-making to financial institutions around the world. Ortec Finance's strength lies in an effective combination of advanced models, innovative technology, and in-depth market knowledge. This combination of skills and expertise supports investment professionals in achieving a better risk-return ratio and thus better results.

    Headquartered in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, Ortec Finance has offices in Amsterdam, London, Toronto, Zurich, New York, Melbourne and Singapore.

    For more information, please visit www.ortecfinance.com

Exhibitors

  • Clearwater Analytics (NYSE: CWAN), a global, industry-leading SaaS solution, automates the entire investment lifecycle. With a single instance, multi-tenant architecture, Clearwater offers award-winning investment portfolio planning, performance reporting, data aggregation, reconciliation, accounting, compliance, risk, and order management. Each day, leading insurers, asset managers, corporations, and governments use Clearwater's trusted data to drive efficient, scalable investing on more than $6.4 trillion in assets spanning traditional and alternative asset types.

    https://clearwateranalytics.com/