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- Total assets of Chinese insurers and asset managers rise by 5.4% to RMB 37.8trn
- Just Group acquired by BWS in £2.4bn deal
- Insurance Asset Management Conference back for 2025
- Gabriel Bernardino takes helm at Portuguese insurance and pensions regulator
Total assets of Chinese insurers and asset managers rise by 5.4% to RMB 37.8trn
Total assets of Chinese insurance and asset management companies amounted to RMB 37.8trn as of the end of Q1 2025, up by RMB 1.9trn or 5.4% from the beginning of the year, supervisory statistics from the National Financial Regulatory Administration (NFRA) have revealed
Just Group acquired by BWS in £2.4bn deal
Just Group has been acquired by insurer Brookfield Wealth Solutions (BWS) in a £2.4bn transaction
Insurance Asset Management Conference back for 2025
Following its huge success in previous years, the Insurance Asset Management Conference is back for 2025 and is one not to be missed
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Polish insurer, PZU, is to complete a merger with Bank Pekao, which it hopes will allow it to play a key role in attracting financing for the country’s major energy and infrastructure projects
ABI outlines industry progress on £100bn productive asset investment pledge
The insurance and long-term savings industry invested £10.9bn in 2024 across a variety of sectors including real estate, utilities and transport, therefore making “positive progress” towards its pledge to invest £100bn into assets contributing to economic growth and the net-zero transition, the ABI has said
Japan Post Insurance to invest $2bn in new vehicle sponsored by Global Atlantic
Japan Post Insurance is to invest $2bn in a new vehicle sponsored by Global Atlantic
Gabriel Bernardino takes helm at Portuguese insurance and pensions regulator
The Portuguese Insurance and Pension Funds Supervisory Authority (ASF) has named Gabriel Bernardino as its next president
Capital stock and advances rise for US insurer FHLB members
Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) capital stock held by US insurers increased to $8.6bn at year-end 2024 from $7.7bn at year-end 2023, as capital tock holdings are required for FHLB membership and necessary to request an FHLB advance
US L/A insurance segment bond portfolio yield hits highest level in past decade
The US life/annuity insurance segment’s bond portfolio yield hit its highest level in the past decade in 2024, increasing 22 basis points to 4.79%, according to AM Best
British Heart Foundation Pension Scheme completes £37m buy-in with Royal London
The British Heart Foundation Staff Pension Scheme has completed a £37m buy-in with Royal London, covering the pensions of over 200 members, including 118 pensioners and their dependants and 85 deferred pensioners
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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
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Fixed income markets have become increasingly volatile, a trend that looks set to continue. Investors need to adapt themselves
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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.
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
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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.
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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