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- UK life insurers demonstrate resilience in market stress test, PRA says
- Total AuM at world’s largest asset managers hit record $140trn
- Alternatives form one-third of US insurance industry’s assets creating tech gap
- Tokio Marine to acquire majority stake in CRE debt investment manager
- Mitsui Sumitomo acquires 18% stake in Barings for $1.44bn
Total AuM at world’s largest asset managers hit record $140trn
Total AuM at the world’s 500 largest asset managers reached US$139.9trn at the end of 2024, a 9.4% increase from the previous year, according to new research from the Thinking Ahead Institute
Alternatives form one-third of US insurance industry’s assets creating tech gap
Alternative investments now comprise almost one-third of the US insurance industry’s assets – representing around $2.7trn – as insurers abandon traditional portfolio strategies, a new report published by Clearwater Analytics (CWAN) has revealed
Tokio Marine to acquire majority stake in CRE debt investment manager
Japanese insurer Tokio Marine Holdings has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Acore Capital, a US investment manager specialising in commercial real estate (CRE) debt
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Wolseley Group pension scheme completes £600m buy-in with Aviva
The trustee of the Wolseley Group Retirement Benefits Plan has completed a £600m buy-in with Aviva Life & Pensions UK Limited, covering the retirement benefits of nearly 10,000 members
Varma invests €400m in active ETF containing European companies
Varma is to invest €400m in an ETF fund focused on European companies, tailored for the insurer, whose operating principles include moderate risk-taking through active portfolio management
Just Group completes £136m refinancing for Oval Real Estate
Just Group has completed a £136m refinancing of Oval Real Estate’s Kensington portfolio, supporting the UK’s productive finance agenda
Mitsui Sumitomo acquires 18% stake in Barings for $1.44bn
MassMutual has entered into an agreement in which MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, (MS&AD) will acquire an 18% equity stake in Barings, MassMutual’s global asset management subsidiary, through its subsidiary Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co. (MSI), a leading Japanese insurance company
£550bn of buy-ins expected over next decade as insurers step up
Growing insurer capacity and a strong pipeline of insurance transactions are expected to result in £550bn worth of buy-ins in the UK over the next decade, according to analysis from LCP, with the recent trend of "fierce competition" driving record pricing levels set to continue
87% of global insurers now adopting hybrid asset management models
Eighty-seven per cent of global insurers are now adopting hybrid asset management models that combine their internal expertise with external partners, supported by major investments in technology, according to latest research published by BlackRock
Transport Friendly Society pension scheme completes £3.3m buy-in with Just
The Transport Friendly Society Staff Pension Scheme has completed a £3.3m full scheme buy-in with Just Group, securing the benefits of all 30 members of the scheme
Latest Features
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
Time for insurers to embrace the ESG opportunity
Sustainability is rapidly becoming a core focus in investment strategies and access to reliable data is key to putting money to work with the right fund managers
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
Strategic Credit: a nimble approach for an uncertain world
What are the advantages of active credit allocation in portfolios now that government bonds no longer serve their traditional purpose?
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
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
Navigating insurance investment
Adam Cadle talks to Aon partner, Geoff Bauer, about how the firm helps insurers to achieve their objectives
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Just Group completes £136m refinancing for Oval Real Estate
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Understanding Capital Solutions
Adam Cadle talks to HSBC Asset Management’s head of capital solutions, Borja Azpilicueta, and head of insurance business, Deepak Seeburrun, about the firm’s capital solutions proposition.
