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The other 'hiking' - Lloyd's syndicate CIOs trek further 'off the beaten path' for alternatives
25 April 2024Yields on core fixed income may have improved with rate hikes of recent years, but some Lloyd's syndicate CIOs have ventured further from the well-trod path, searching for alternatives, as David Walker discovers
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Chart of the Week - Do PE-linked Lloyd's syndicates take more investment risk?
12 April 2024With PE links to insurers in the sights of regulators worldwide, we investigate the fair value hierarchy of some at Lloyd's
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Insurers not holding managers to account on responsible investing, ShareAction finds
11 April 2024Long-term climate ambitions not credible in the face of weak commitments, NGO laments
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Conning CEO on Generali's acquisition and AI in asset management
09 April 2024Woody Bradford says deal will support Generali's growth in US real estate and investment-grade credit assets
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Apollo CFO appointed to Lloyd's syndicate executive directorships
09 April 2024Appointments were pending regulatory nods last week
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MS Amlin syndicate rings changes in outsourcing arrangements
09 April 2024PE secondaries were on syndicate 2001's buy-list, in 2023
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Outsourcing switch to BlackRock buoys capital surplus at LV
08 April 2024Lifer points to "future cost benefit arising from the appointment" of manager for lower-fee work
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UK ground-rent consultation hits M&G's Solvency II surplus and with-profits assets
08 April 2024Whitehall is discussing capping ground rents, which M&G has loan-based investments in
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Versicherungskammer launches independent real estate unit
05 April 2024Versicherungskammer Real Estate GmbH will offer services to external parties
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Lloyd's syndicate buys gold ETF, activist and global macro hedge funds in 2023
05 April 2024Engaged with a new US investment consultant to bring new ideas to the table as part of risking-up process
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Beazley Furlonge syndicate posts best ever investment performance by some margin in 2023
05 April 2024Equities, focused on US markets and ESG, made over 25%, underwriter says
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Chart of the Week - Lloyd's syndicates and illiquid investments
05 April 2024Analysis reveals which syndicates like 'Level 3' assets most...and how much Apollo's syndicates have
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Axa IM Alts' flagship London office property reaches 95% occupancy
04 April 2024Manager signs two 10-year leases with UiPath and a London-based service provider
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LGIM launches second Short-Term Alternative Finance Fund
03 April 2024Plans to launch further funds on new RAIF platform over the course of the year
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Lloyd's syndicate CIOs to the rescue - how general accounts could offset underwriting losses in 2023
03 April 2024A few syndicates that lost money underwriting in 2023 found salvation, in their general account performance
- CIO Interview: managing Europe's third largest general account
- Conning CEO on Generali's acquisition and AI in asset management
- Private credit beats PE for insurers' appetite for the first time in GSAM survey
- On the merry-go-round of asset classes, with Generali Group's CIO Francesco Martorana
- News roundup: Insurance asset management
- Private debt at the forefront of insurers' continued advance into private markets
- Non-PE backed insurers feel pressure to compete with PE-backed firms
- Insurers not holding managers to account on responsible investing, ShareAction finds
- Comment - What CIOs could learn from Japanese insurers - and Dolly Parton
- Outsourcing switch to BlackRock buoys capital surplus at LV