Private credit losses could hit European insurers harder than banks, ECB warns

Private credit losses could hit European insurers and pension funds harder than banks, the European Central Bank (ECB) has said after simulating a “severe” shock to the market

HSBC AM closes $1bn NAV financing partnership strategy round

HSBC Asset Management (AM) has announced the anchor round closing for its first-vintage NAV financing partnership strategy, which has raised $1bn from a globally diverse institutional investor base

Aon and Wren Sterling announce partnership

Aon and Wren Sterling have announced the launch of a new collaboration to refer clients for their respective services

Ascot Group names new CIO

Ascot Group has appointed Joseph Eppers as group chief investment officer (CIO) and a member of the company’s global executive committee

NAIC to examine credit risks linked to data centres

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) has begun to examine credit risks linked to data centre projects, which are becoming more prominent in insurers’ investment portfolios

Apollo on the hunt to buy Japanese life insurer to gain market share

Apollo is looking to buy a Japanese life insurer to gain market share in the country

Bulgaria’s FSC revokes insurance license of ZAD DallBogg: Life and Health AD

Bulgaria’s Financial Supervision Commission (FSC) has revoked the insurance license of ZAD DallBogg: Life and Health AD – a company that serves over 900,000 clients in Bulgaria and abroad

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PRI-IIGCC investor statement calls for robust EU ETS

A joint investor statement led by the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) and the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC) is urging European policymakers to strengthen the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) ahead of its upcoming review

WTW secures licence to operate investment business in DIFC

WTW has received approval from the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) for a licence to operate as WTW Investments (DIFC) Limited within Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC)

Nippon Life enters investment management deal with Blackstone

Nippon Life has entered into a memorandum of understanding for a comprehensive strategic partnership with Blackstone to provide investment management services in the private credit and real estate sectors

‘Risk corridors’ present new challenge for insurers and pension schemes – IFoA

Physical and institutional ‘risk corridors’ are reshaping the way risk emerges and spreads through the global economy, presenting a new challenge for insurers and pension schemes, according to the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA)

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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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.

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

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