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  • Worst scenario of recession leads to $1.2trn of fallen angels, says LGIM

    12 May 2020

    Downturn looks set to eclipse 2008 global financial crisis

  • Enhanced indexing solutions for insurers

    Over the past decade, investors have operated a massive shift from actively managed strategies into passive ones. For insurance companies, the move towards passive has often been encouraged through their strategic asset allocation processes typically using common equity indices as a benchmark.

  • Market volatility bites Swiss Life Asset Managers' third-party AuM

    12 May 2020

    Overall insurer reports stable investment income

  • BaFin: "We are fighting a battle on three fronts" against pandemic enemy

    12 May 2020

    Felix Hufeld acknowledges life insurers "had their own battles to fight - for years"

  • Allianz sells €5bn of equities, but market falls still slice solvency ratio

    12 May 2020

    Markets deplete eligible funds by €7.9bn to €78.1bn

  • Interview: EU rethinks regulatory priorities in light of COVID-19

    12 May 2020

    Elizabeth Gillam, head of EU government relations and public policy at Invesco, discusses the European Union re-prioritisation of work streams in light of the COVID-19 crisis, and why sustainability will come out on top. Interview by Vincent Huck

  • Hedges limit Q1 investment hit to A$200m at Suncorp

    12 May 2020

    Most mark to market losses unrealised, executives say

  • Comment: Axa's new sensitivities suggest COVID-19 aftershocks

    11 May 2020

    French giant published scenarios involving credit downgrades and sovereigns' spreads

  • Denmark's PFA joins net-zero asset owner alliance

    11 May 2020

    Alliance's total AuM now amounts to $4.6trn

  • Athene cautions on Q2 impact of lagged marks for alternatives portfolio

    11 May 2020

    Group has recouped about 80% of Q1 impact on Apollo stake