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Hedge funds back in vogue
29 August 2022Derided for years by insurance investors, hedge funds are back in fashion. Could it be the revival of a beautiful friendship? Sarfraz Thind asks
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Life stakeholders find reasons to sing and dance about back book deals
11 August 2022Those evaluating and otherwise benefitting from back book sales - including asset managers - tell David Walker they like what they see
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Solving the 'cash-drag' problem
05 July 2022As low rates keep hitting lifers and claims inflation bites non-lifers, managers serving them tell David Walker a review can help decide whether strategic cash can be redeployed, for a more meaningful role
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Things might go wrong, but if we live to see another day, it's all good - GSAM's Siegel says
22 June 2022Mike Siegel, Global Head of Goldman Sachs Insurance Asset Management, discusses the asset manager's annual insurance survey results, why inflation is the canary down the coalmine, and the risk of recession on the horizon.
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Winds of war prove further tailwinds for Generali Global Infrastructure
09 May 2022The task Generali set itself to help 'rebuild Europe' after COVID-19, focused mainly on infrastructure, has arguably taken on extra importance - and opportunity - David Walker discovers
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BlackRock: building the behemoth
04 April 2022There are giants in the asset management world... and then, there is BlackRock. Daniel Dunay talks about growing the company and why it is the number one insurance asset manager in the world. Interview by Sarfraz Thind
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M&G's focus on mortgages and consumer loans
16 March 2022Russell Lee, head of insurance solutions, and Jerome Henrion, head of specialty finance, at M&G talk about the asset class characteristics and why it will continue to be a source of opportunities for insurers
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The US outsourcing race
14 February 2022The last year seems to have brought more asset management firms than ever into the insurance outsourcing space. How difficult is it to break into this market? Sarfraz Thind reports
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Be-rating the agencies
24 January 2022US insurance regulators are assessing the use of rating agencies in their risk capital adjudications—it could have significant implications for insurer assets. Sarfraz Thind reports
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Investcorp's field of dreams
03 January 2022Alternatives-asset manager Investcorp has purchased insurer Sunset Life, attracting smaller insurers to what is an increasingly competitive market. And it has some significant models to follow. Sarfraz Thind reports