Archive

  • Clock is ticking for Solvency II reform

    01 February 2019

    With a 15 March deadline looming how much is the EU Commission ready to compromise?

  • Alternative asset classes – the answer to a late cycle environment?

    21 January 2019

    JP Morgan Asset Management publishes its inaugural global alternatives outlook

  • Appointments round-up: 14 Jan 2019

    14 January 2019

    LGIM, M&G Investments and Merian Global

  • Munich Re creates CIO role

    07 January 2019

    On the back of the retirement of both its CFO and its asset manager’s CEO

  • Outlook 2019: Diversification is the only free lunch left in town

    27 December 2018

    Prashant Sharma, head of international fixed income insurance at JP Morgan Asset Management, predicts a slowdown in growth for 2019, but all is not lost for insurers’ assets and a bit of forward thinking and preparation could help the resilience of their investments in the case of a downturn.

  • JP Morgan AM launches four ETFs

    17 December 2018

    Aiming to help investors avoid uncompensated risk in the current end of the credit cycle environment

  • US P&C sector expected to shun riskier assets in 2018

    04 December 2018

    Increased volatility, lower growth and tighter monetary policy conditions are likely to see a shift away from riskier assets by US P&C insurers in the next 12 months, according to a report by AM Best. By Sarfraz Thind

  • IFRS 17 & 9 series: Asset allocation considerations

    22 November 2018

    In the second of a three parts series on the impact of the international financial reporting standards (Ifrs) on insurers' financial reporting, Vincent Huck looks at the potential impact of the new accounting standards, Ifrs 17 and 9, on asset allocation.

  • US mid-term elections: Trade remains a wildcard, but positives noted for infrastructure

    08 November 2018

    Investors expect a legitimate infrastructure investment plan out of better balance of power

  • Prudential picks JP Morgan exec to lead US business

    12 October 2018

    Michael Falcon to replace Barry Stowe in 2019, pending regulatory approval