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  • US bond market is in disinflation disbelief, Manulife IM says

    19 May 2025

    But should have expected weekend credit downgrade, Aberdeen adds

  • Taiwan lifers took NT$47bn FX hit but made NT$150bn gains from foreign investments by February

    19 May 2025

    Gains came before extreme FX market volatility this month

  • Taiwan's lifers make outsourcing commitments to Northleaf Capital and AH Capital funds

    19 May 2025

    Cathay Life outsources RMB 300m via CITIC Trust fixed income plan

  • The Trump administration as a Netflix drama: What happens in the next season?

    19 May 2025

    Let's imagine the dying down of the tariff furore marks the end of the latest series, will tax-cuts and deregulation finally appear to offer insurers some light relief?

  • EM Corporate Debt: An Underappreciated Opportunity for Insurers?

    Elisabeth Colleran, CFA, Portfolio Manager of Loomis Sayles' Emerging Market Debt Strategy, explores the implications of tariffs on EM economies and discusses how the broader EM landscape offers potential for diverse sources of growth, resilience and adaptability in the face of trade disruptions.

  • Insurers join EM climate change investment taskforce

    16 May 2025

    Initiative designed to unlock private investment to tackle climate change risk in emerging markets

  • Manulife IM appoints global head and CIO of agriculture

    16 May 2025

    Brent McGowan takes on role

  • L&G makes $50m private credit investment in Icelandic renewable power firm

    16 May 2025

    Investment in national power company Landsvirkjun made on behalf of L&G's Institutional Retirement business

  • BaFin warns of credit risks as private debt holdings approach 30% at some insurers

    16 May 2025

    German regulator plans focus on firms with heavy alternatives block, in 2025

  • Chart of the Week - European CFOs' ongoing appetite for private markets investments

    16 May 2025

    From infra to private credit and PE, CFOs' hunger shows little sign of abating