Phoenix reports 4.5% bond downgrades in shareholder portfolio
British insurer also announced commitment to net-zero carbon investment portfolio by 2050
British insurer also announced commitment to net-zero carbon investment portfolio by 2050
Movement away from domestic bonds to foreign becoming increasingly transparent
LV, VIG and QIC Global aim fire and ire at property fund suspensions, some EM credit and debt yields
Mapfre's group chief investment officer José Luis Jiménez reflects on the current economic crisis and points out pockets of opportunity for his team to explore. Interview by Vincent Huck
Australian government faces spotlight - and the dock - over poor bond disclosure. David Barnden, the lawyer who is taking the class action suit to the court, talks to David Walker about the case, and why institutional investors might want to join retail ones in litigating
Research showed all ESG funds performed above market average
Legal & General Retirement publishes its ESG policy handbook
To serve as gateway for Southeast Asia investment opportunities
And "numbers on physical risk too scary to disclose" ICR's audience told
Brings asset manager's Japanese property acquisitions in 2020 to JPY 173bn
Insure Our Future publishes annual scorecard on insurers' climate policies
Ash Belur, a director at Willis Towers Watson's insurance investment team, discusses insurers' usage of stress tests in their investment portfolios and how 2020 might have thrown many of the scenario assumptions out of the window. Interview by Vincent Huck
Insurance Asset Risk's Awards formally recognise the very best in insurance asset management
In the third and final part of this Insurance Asset Risk / Russell Investments roundtable, insurers discuss the increased regulatory oversight on their private investments, as well as expectations going forward
With fixed income sector yields at historically low levels, insurers are feeling pressure to achieve their income objectives. In our view, pockets of the securitized market have been overlooked and may help fill this need by providing compelling yield potential and relative value.
The search for sustainable income sources are growing increasingly difficult, we believe exposure to real estate, infrastructure and private debt is worth considering - here's why.
With central office rents down, and the very future of work spaces in jeopardy, Vincent Huck looks at what is in the balance for European insurers' €87bn of investments in the asset class
Investors see German real estate as safe heaven thanks to country's preparedness in handling COVID-19
Alongside Greystar Real Estate and CBRE Global Investors
The great US election of 2020 is done and it has changed little for insurance investors. Biden's win with a slim majority in Congress, and the likelihood of a gridlock means any major reforms are improbable. Unless Georgia delivers the Senate to the Democrats. Sarfraz Thind reports
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