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Partnership's collegiate approach to managing its assets
22 October 2014CIO Alex Veys describes the UK life insurer's investment style and structure, and the relationship with its external manager. Hardeep Dhillon reports
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Buy-and-maintain strategies attract insurers' interest
14 October 2014Some insurers are looking at buy-and-maintain strategies because of claims that they can increase yield without taking on too much credit risk and reduce transaction costs. Hardeep Dhillon looks at the arguments
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Making fixed income investments work harder
08 October 2014Insurers need to consider introducing alternative, actively managed forms of fixed income to improve portfolio returns, argues Euan MacLaren
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Insurers plan bigger allocations to real estate and infrastructure
06 October 2014These are the two leading asset classes favoured by insurers as a BlackRock survey shows one in three firms plans to increase their risk appetite over the next three years
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Completion mandates are AllianceBernstein's forte
26 September 2014The approach enables insurers to access asset classes where they don't have the resources to research and manage them in-house, the firm's insurance CIO Erik Vynckier explains to Hardeep Dhillon
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The dangers of overlooking inflation risk
24 September 2014Pimco's Eugene Dimitriou and Berdibek Ahmedov outline the difficulties in quantifying inflation risk
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Optimising Solvency II capital through investment strategy
12 September 2014Insurers should consider their overall investment strategy holistically to minimise SCR capital charges
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Credit the improvement in Aegon UK's investments
03 September 2014Aegon UK looks to improve the credit strength of its assets.
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Insurers hope any rate rises will be orderly
27 August 2014Rising interest rates pose a dilemma for insurers. Sarfraz Thind looks at how firms are positioning themselves
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Interest rate woes for Canadian insurers
21 August 2014Kulli Tamm and Thomas Holzheu examine the impact of low interest rates on Canadian life and P&C insurers.