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Standard Life appoints Michelle Ostermann as CEO retirement solutions and group CIO

Standard Life has appointed Michelle Ostermann as CEO retirement solutions (RS) and group chief investment officer (CIO) subject to regulatory approvals

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Insurance Asset Management Conference back for 2026

Following its huge success in previous years, the Insurance Asset Management Conference is back for 2026 and is one not to be missed!

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Marsh acquires private markets business AltamarCAM

Marsh has acquired private markets asset manager and solutions provider AltamarCAM and established a new international private markets platform

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Singapore’s financial regulator unveils S$30m grant to boost insurers’ infra investments

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has announced a series of measures to encourage insurers to channel more capital into infrastructure and securitised assets, including a S$30m grant scheme and proposed changes to the insurance capital framework

Fortitude Re finalises $3.8bn LTC reinsurance deal with Unum Group

Bermuda-based reinsurer Fortitude Re has finalised a US$3.8bn long-term care (LTC) reinsurance agreement with Unum Group, involving a portfolio of approximately 50,000 individual insurance policies

AI ecosystem investments held by US life insurers rise by 24% to $85.2bn

US life insurers held about $85.2bn in AI ecosystem investments as of Q2 2026, up by 24% from $69bn at year-end 2025, Moody’s Ratings has revealed

More than 9 in 10 insurers allocate at least 5% of investment portfolios to private markets

More than nine in 10 global insurers (92%) have allocated at least 5% of their investment portfolio to private markets, according to latest research, while more than 40% now allocate over 15%

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Apollo launches European credit company with over €10bn in lending capacity

Apollo Global Management has announced the launch of European Credit Company (ECC), a new platform dedicated to providing financing solutions across Europe’s performing credit markets

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FCA publishes final rules for ESG rating providers

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published its final rules for environmental, social and governance (ESG) rating providers, bringing them into its regulatory scope for the first time

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BoE raises interest rates to 4%

The Bank of England (BoE) has raised interest rates by 0.25% to 4%, as it attempts to contain rising inflation driven by higher energy prices and disruption to global supplies

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The Expert View

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

Sustainability stays strong in emerging debt markets

In an otherwise ugly environment for bond issuers and investors, the future for emerging market debt looks unquestionably green

Beyond US exceptionalism

The case for diversifying globally and across strategies with alternative credit

Bond investors need to understand the volatility cycle

Fixed income markets have become increasingly volatile, a trend that looks set to continue. Investors need to adapt themselves


 

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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
 
Expert Views
How can we rethink insurance investment to solve the complexity challenge?
The model of insurance investing has been upended since the financial crisis by a confluence of challenges. New assets, strategies and partnerships have the potential to help insurers cut through this complexity and deliver sustainable solutions
 
Expert Views
New Rules, New opportunities: A return to European ABS for insurers?
At the height of the global financial crisis, insurance company investors withdrew from the securitised debt market and sold down their asset-backed securities (ABS) holdings. But a decade on, new regulation offers the potential for securitised debt to re-emerge as an attractive investment opportunity for Solvency II-regulated insurers, believes James King, Fund Manager at M&G Investments
 
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.
 
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Schroders Global Investor Insights Survey
Adam Cadle talks to Debbie McKay, Insurance Strategist on the themes uncovered in Schroders’ global survey of 200+ insurance companies
 

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