Sarfraz Thind

Articles by Sarfraz Thind

  • Private equity surpasses hedge funds as US insurers' most liked alt asset

    08 June 2022

    Alternative assets have seen soaring growth in the last decade, NAIC finds

  • US insurer bank loan holdings boomed in 2021

    07 June 2022

    Insurance holdings grew 32% to capitalise on benign credit environment, NAIC finds

  • L&G's chief executive defends climate free speech

    01 June 2022

    Nigel Wilson supports right to air anti-climate change comments as HSBC's Stuart Kirk fallout continues

  • US insurers saw biggest gains in private equity in history in 2021

    25 May 2022

    MassMutual leading PE investor, accounting for 25% of new deals

  • Equity plunge warning for US insurers

    20 May 2022

    P&C insurers most at risk as S&P nears bear territory, says NAIC

  • Say no to crypto, PGIM advises

    18 May 2022

    Little evidence of meaningful opportunities for institutional investors

  • Allianz GI shuts shop in US after "massive fraudulent scheme"

    17 May 2022

    Asset manager transfers $120bn of assets to Voya IM, pays $6bn after Structured Alpha guilty plea

  • Fed warns of life insurer leverage

    17 May 2022

    Leverage at highest for two decades as insurers rush into riskier assets

  • Private debt attractive for insurers in rising rate markets

    12 May 2022

    Asset offers both vol and illiquidity premiums for insurers, says Monroe Capital

  • US insurers' moves to riskier assets laid bare

    12 May 2022

    Industry has focused on illiquids and alternatives in last decade while shrinking bonds