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War, oil and uncertainty keep the Fed in limbo, Conning says

Japan Post Insurance plans further $1bn EM outsourcing, and stake-building with Ashmore

Delegations will involve EM funds, stocks and bonds

Experts turn to typhoons, and rock band amplifiers, to describe degrees of market stress

Suddenly, the VIX index seems oh so very quaint a way to gauge investor tumult and fear

Top 5 fixed income ideas for insurers in 2026: Give ground on risk, but just a little

Wellington's Insurance team proposes a range of fixed income ideas for insurers, from investment-grade private credit to emerging market debt.

Australian lifers' trade body wanted better risk-allowance floor in annuity capital rule re-write

Various annuities stakeholders argued APRA's preference for floor was wrong

Challenger argued for securitisations leeway in Australian annuity capital rules re-set

Annuity writer wanted private ratings allowed for non-mainstream asset class

Data centres: The darlings of discussions but not yet of allocation

Insurers' enthusiasm for the sector is tempered by doubts over concentration risk, obsolescence, exits and even whether the assets belong in real estate at all

Australia's actuaries warned of "material constraint" of annuity writers' access to infra and US private markets

Actuaries Institute's feedback on now-finalised capital framework changes was published this week

Manulife unit completes M&A of Schroders in Indonesia to make IDR 177trn group

Deal cements PT Manulife Aset Manajemen Indonesia's leading position in country

M&G expands Dutch logistics portfolio with two new acquisitions

M&G Real Estate moves to strengthen its European logistics strategy