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Trump US election win best scenario for investors
20 August 2020Looming election driving stock market surge, says Conning's Sega
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Lloyd's - an investor in all but name?
10 August 2020The 330-year-old institution might have made its name with insurance, but in recent years its investments, with the help of third-party asset managers, have countered heavy losses from the liability side of the balance sheet. Is the old dog learning new tricks, David Walker asks
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Conning launches cloud-based investment optimiser
16 July 2020System can run insurers' asset-only optimisations and/or optimise assets and liabilities
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Did the Fed kill the bond market?
02 July 2020Hopes were high at the end of March for investors to profit from the Fed's QE intervention and access a rejuvenated credit sector. The once-in-a-lifetime returns have, however, swiftly disappeared, and investors are back to staring at the ghost of bond market past. So what next? Sarfraz Thind reports
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Right now is best time to buy energy assets, says Conning
30 April 2020Rich Sega anticipates oil prices going back up and advises looking for strong companies
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Regulating fear and greed in COVID-19
27 April 2020Asset managers are reporting tales of firms gearing up to take advantage of the opportunities in the market. But when push comes to shove how easy is it to react? Sarfraz Thind explores the psychology of investing in a COVID-19 environment.
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Illiquidity is insurers' main concern currently, Conning says
24 April 2020Rich Sega offers his take on best assets for the short- and long-term
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Coronavirus impact: no need to panic yet
25 February 2020Asset managers expect economic activity to broadly recover after some short-term volatility. Sarfraz Thind reports.
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Projected 1% coronavirus hit represents 30% global GDP growth drop
06 February 2020Pandemic serious risk to growth, says Conning
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US Outlook 2020: an encore for investors
15 January 2020Many had bet on the market staging a final whimper last year before recession. But the talk of a global downturn suddenly vanished in the last few months of 2019. Now investors are looking at the market with rosy spectacles and hoping for more rewards in 2020. Sarfraz Thind reports