Sarfraz Thind

Articles by Sarfraz Thind

  • US insurer funding risks declined significantly since crisis, says Fed

    30 November 2018

    Brexit one of the key near-term threats for US investors

  • Penn Mutual AM targeting the smaller insurer

    27 November 2018

    Penn Mutual Asset Management is on the lookout for insurer assets. Since it rebranded in 2014, the Penn Mutual affiliate has been saying it is on a push to target the small-tier US insurance market that it believes to be poorly catered for by larger asset managers. But does it have what smaller insurers want? By Sarfraz Thind

  • Spiking default threat for US life insurers, says Moody’s

    16 November 2018

    Insurers who have stretched for yield without appropriate care will be found out

  • Q&A with Mohamed El Erian, chief economic advisor at Allianz

    09 November 2018

    What to make of the current insurance investment markets? How should insurers approach the issue of market liquidity? What kind of volatility might one expect in the next twelve months? IAR's US editor Sarfraz Thind asks Mohamed El-Erian, chief economic adviser at Allianz.

  • US mid-term elections: Trade remains a wildcard, but positives noted for infrastructure

    08 November 2018

    Investors expect a legitimate infrastructure investment plan out of better balance of power

  • Berkshire Hathaway piles into equities

    05 November 2018

    Purchases $928bn of own stock in 3Q

  • US not changing on climate

    25 October 2018

    New York, US. The US insurance industry has been a laggard when it comes to embracing investments to mitigate climate change. Many insurers remain suspicious of the need for it unlike their European counterparts. It is a deeply divisive, political issue, according to professionals. Sarfraz Thind reports

  • Penn Mutual Asset Management aims to grow fixed income sales

    23 October 2018

    New hire Fanelli will work to increase business with insurance companies

  • Mass Mutual sells Oppenheimer to Invesco for $5.7bn

    19 October 2018

    Takes 15.5% stake in Invesco

  • Allianz leases San Francisco’s famous Ferry Building

    09 October 2018

    Joint venture with Hudson Pacific costs $291m