Archive

• Chart of the Week - How IMAs could spell out the future of PE ownership of insurers

  23 February 2024

  Fee rates, and other T&Cs in the IMAs of PE houses and the consolidators they own, may attract (unwanted) regulatory attention

• Fee schedules in insurance IMAs - the hard sell

  05 February 2024

  From the most straightforward to some pock-marked by caveats and preconditions, investment provisions in investment management agreements span the full spectrum of complexity

• Comment - BaFin holds cards (close to its chest) in future of German life-book consolidation

  01 February 2024

  PE part-ownership of Viridium seems to have informed regulator's rejection of Zurich deal

• Comment - How life insurers might respond to the IMF on private equity risks

  08 January 2024

  The IMF listed various risks of growing PE involvement in the re/insurance industry

• Direct action - Asset origination moves centre stage in re/insurers' investment plans

  20 December 2023

  From backing BPAs to enhancing investment yields, directly-originated assets, and the managers able to source them, are finding favour among re/insurers worldwide, David Walker discovers

• Chart of the Week - What Apollo earns in fees for helping Bermuda CIOs (and, separately, ancient Greeks)

  15 December 2023

  Apollo Global Management is in a growing phalanx of asset experts coining it in, by originating investments for Bermudian re/insurers

• Apollo backs Longroad Energy's $600m debt fundraise

  30 November 2023

  Money raised will be used to grow US developer's renewables platform

• DWS appoints EMEA head of alternative credit

  27 November 2023

  Dan Robinson joins from Man Group

• FWD announces jump in investment result

  01 September 2023

  Thanking Apollo for better returns on assets backing Japanses business

• FWD reveals outsourcing rates, volumes and fees

  14 March 2023

  PineBridge, Apollo and SCB AM have significant mandates with Hong Kong insurer