Sarfraz Thind

• Intense pressure on asset managers to launch ESG funds

  25 October 2022

  Greenwashing remains prominent as regulations force more focus on sustainability

• Allianz warns of "liquidity spiral" in bond markets

  24 October 2022

  Do not rule out gilts-style crisis in Eurozone

• US insurers held $295bn in HY bonds last year

  24 October 2022

  Close to highest level in decade as markets recovered from pandemic

• Blackstone lauds compelling direct origination opportunity for insurers

  21 October 2022

  Asset manager is helping Resolution Life move away from traditional credit

• Financial markets respond positively to Truss exit

  20 October 2022

  Schroders calls PM's tenure "disastrous" as it loses £20bn in Q3 on LDI chaos

• Unrealised bond losses not a concern, says Travelers

  20 October 2022

  Company predicts increasing investment income in 2023 as rates rise by 200bps

• The gilts crisis silver lining

  18 October 2022

  The UK financial market crisis has not been pretty for most investors. But while the overleveraged have suffered the current market downturn may actually benefit insurers in the long run. Ronan McCaughey and Sarfraz Thind report

  

• Manulife IM invests in healthcare PE firm

  18 October 2022

  Joins BlackRock in undisclosed Zenyth Partners investment

• Angelo Gordon appoints Matt Heintz to head insurance solutions

  17 October 2022

  Formerly head of JPMorgan's North America insurance solutions

• Blackstone scoops $60bn mandate for Resolution Life direct origination assets

  12 October 2022

  Will manage $25bn in first year covering credit, real estate and ABS