The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) has called for closer scrutiny of private equity-backed insurers, warning that complex ownership structures, investment strategies and governance arrangements can create additional risks for the sector
More than half (51%) of global asset owners, including insurers, intend to increase allocations to infrastructure over the next 12 months, research by Marsh has revealed
Fifty-five institutional investors representing over €9trn AUM have renewed their call for the European Commission, European Parliament and EU Member States to maintain and implement the EU Methane Emissions Regulation (EU MER) as adopted, including its timeline and core provisions
Nearly half of global insurance executives believe their organisations are among the industry's AI leaders, yet new KPMG International research has found that confidence may be running ahead of meaningful business transformation
French life insurer, Prepar-Vie, has selected Clearwater Analytics as its technology partner to unify its front-to-back investment operations within a single, integrated platform
DWS, the asset management arm of Deutsche Bank, has agreed to acquire Peakside Capital Advisors, a specialist real estate investment manager focused on Germany and Central and Eastern Europe, as it seeks to expand its alternatives business
Japan's Financial Services Agency plans to issue a partial business suspension order to Tokyo-based Prudential Life, whose employees were found to have defrauded customers
L&G has appointed Pauline Plunkett to the role of managing director, Europe, with overall responsibility for L&G’s asset management business across Europe ex-UK
Following Aon’s Insurance Investment Consultancy of the Year award win at the latest Insurance Asset Management Awards, Editor, Adam Cadle, gathers the latest thoughts from partners, Geoff Bauer and Lin Qu, about the insurance investment space
In Conversation with IAM: Why Insurers Are Turning to Aviva Investors' ReturnPlus
In partnership with IAM, Todd Cutting and Mike Leonard discuss Aviva Investors' ReturnPlus strategy and its potential benefits for insurers. Our short video explores the strategy's key features and explains how it can provide flexibility, improve return on capital, and remove interest rate risk.
Navigating credit markets
Adam Cadle speaks to Jon Mawby, Head of Investment Grade Credit at Pictet Asset Management, about navigating the credit markets given yields have fallen to low levels over the past decades, whilst interest rate duration risk has continued to rise.
Opportunities in alternative fixed income
Adam Cadle speaks to Frank Meijer, Head of Alternative Fixed Income at Aegon Asset Management, about the key opportunities within the alternative fixed income space and how insurers can access these.
Why are government bonds so important when thinking about climate change?
Adam Cadle speaks to Dr Laura Ryan, Head of Research, Ardea Investment Management, about the importance of government bonds and climate change, and how the scope of impact and potential for change couldn't be greater
Setting a New Standard for Benchmarking Private Infrastructure Debt
As private infrastructure debt evolves, confidence comes from evidence. infraMetrics® uses real asset-level data to deliver credit insights and market-based curves where comparables are limited. A benchmark that guides insurers and investors through the uncertainties of today’s macro environment.
