North American institutional investors double ETF use in last five years

North American institutional investors have almost doubled their ETF usage over the past five years, with assets reaching approximately $337bn in 2025

Insurance Asset Management Awards 2026 open for entries

Recognising outstanding achievement in the UK, European and global insurance investment spaces among insurance companies, providers and individuals, the tenth annual Insurance Asset Management Awards are now open for entries!

a.s.r. brings together real estate and infra activities under single platform

a.s.r. has brought together its real estate and infrastructure activities under a single platform named a.s.r. real assets

US institutional investors look beyond returns when evaluating asset managers

Seventy-two per cent of US institutional investors identify the consistency of performance relative to expectations and the experience, talent, chemistry, and stability of investment professionals as the most important characteristics of top asset management firms, according to research published by Cerulli

Standard Life acquires Aegon UK for £2bn

Standard Life has acquired Aegon UK for £2bn

Finland’s Veritas suffers -0.3% loss in Q1

Finnish pension insurer, Veritas, made a loss of -0.3% in Q1 2026

Varma posts slight investment loss in Q1 as geopolitical tensions drive volatility

Finnish pension insurer, Varma, recorded a slight investment loss in Q1 2026, with a return of -0.1%, as markets were shaken by heightened geopolitical tensions and energy price volatility linked to the war in Iran

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Senior counsel from Canada Life joins Eversheds Sutherland insurance team as partner

Eversheds Sutherland has expanded its insurance team with the appointment of Helen Hallam as a partner in its London office

Jenny Wiles joins Aon as UK investment head of transitions

Aon has appointed Jenny Wiles as UK investment head of transitions within its investment team

Chinese life insurers see large investment gains

China’s largest life insurers recorded large gains in total return on investments in 2025, according to analysis by S&P Global Market Intelligence, following an equity investment directive by the Government early in the year

CH Johnson Pension Plan completes £11m buy-in with Just Group

The CH Johnson Pension Plan has completed an £11m full-scheme buy-in with Just Group, securing the benefits of 147 members

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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