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BlackRock’s assets hit record $13.46trn
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Allianz appoints BNP Paribas as asset servicing partner in UK
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Fidante joins with Fulcrum as investor
Fulcrum Asset Management (Fulcrum) has announced a new strategic partnership with Fidante
Just Group provides combined £23m financing for two UK pub portfolios
Just Group has completed two investments totally £23m, secured against two separate UK pub portfolios with long-term leases
Malibu Life to acquire TruSpire
Malibu Life, the annuity reinsurance platform listed on the London Stock Exchange, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire TruSpire Retirement Insurance Company (TruSpire)
Indonesian insurers’ higher equity threshold to drive consolidation
The introduction of higher minimum equity thresholds for Indonesian insurers and reinsurers is expected to accelerate consolidation, Fitch Ratings has argued, as weaker insurers potentially seek additional capital to meet the tougher requirements or become acquisition targets
Unnamed UK pension scheme completes £96m buy-in with M&G
An unnamed UK pension scheme, sponsored by a US parent company, has completed a £96m buy-in with M&G, securing the pension scheme benefits for over 1,000 members
US insurers’ exposure to municipal bonds decreases by around 7% to $434.3bn
US insurers’ exposure to municipal bonds decreased by about 7% to $434.3bn from $467.5bn at year-end 2023, figures published by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) have revealed
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In an otherwise ugly environment for bond issuers and investors, the future for emerging market debt looks unquestionably green
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Adam Cadle talks to Debbie McKay, Insurance Strategist on the themes uncovered in Schroders’ global survey of 200+ insurance companies
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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as an attractive investment opportunity for Solvency II-regulated insurers,
believes James King, Fund Manager at M&G Investments
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