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Completion mandates are AllianceBernstein's forte
26 September 2014The approach enables insurers to access asset classes where they don't have the resources to research and manage them in-house, the firm's insurance CIO Erik Vynckier explains to Hardeep Dhillon
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The dangers of overlooking inflation risk
24 September 2014Pimco's Eugene Dimitriou and Berdibek Ahmedov outline the difficulties in quantifying inflation risk
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Optimising Solvency II capital through investment strategy
12 September 2014Insurers should consider their overall investment strategy holistically to minimise SCR capital charges
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Credit the improvement in Aegon UK's investments
03 September 2014Aegon UK looks to improve the credit strength of its assets.
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Insurers hope any rate rises will be orderly
27 August 2014Rising interest rates pose a dilemma for insurers. Sarfraz Thind looks at how firms are positioning themselves
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Interest rate woes for Canadian insurers
21 August 2014Kulli Tamm and Thomas Holzheu examine the impact of low interest rates on Canadian life and P&C insurers.
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PPOs pose major asset-matching challenge
23 July 2014UK general insurers consider the best assets to match for periodical payment orders (PPOs) liabilities
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PRA ignores insurers on matching adjustment rules
30 June 2014Sets out conditions for repackaging assets and invites firms to engage in trial application
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US insurers favour alternatives in outsourcing asset management
26 June 2014US insurers reduce use of third-party managers for core fixed income, increase for alternative investments
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DGFs aim at equity-like returns while reducing downside
24 June 2014Diversified growth funds could be attractive to protect against an equity market correction