Insurance Asset Risk EMEA 2018

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Lead Sponsor

  • Invesco has become one of the UK's leading independent asset managers, offering institutions diversified strategies and solutions spanning equities, fixed income, multi asset, real estate, private equity and other alternatives. We are recognised for providing specialist investment expertise and insight across an ever-widening range of investment capabilities, supporting insurance companies, local authority and corporate pension schemes and other UK institutions. While clients choose Invesco for many reasons, our high conviction style, passion to exceed and commitment to providing a superior investment experience underpins everything we do. @InvescoUKinsti

  • M&G Investments is the European asset management arm of Prudential plc, operating in the UK, Europe and Asia. M&G manages £143 billion of assets on behalf of insurers, £135 billion for our parent company Prudential plc and £8.5 billion for external clients (non-life and life). Of our 47 external insurance clients, 23 are non-life client mandates with assets totalling £2.1 billion.

    At M&G, we understand that the provision of high quality service is key to successful long-term relationships with our clients. We practice a philosophy of building partnerships where we are seen as a trusted advisor to our clients.

    Source: M&G 31 December 2017

Co-sponsor

  • Aviva Investors is a global asset management business dedicated to delivering meaningful investment outcomes for its clients. As the investment arm of Aviva plc, the UK's largest insurer, we can trace our origins in the London insurance market back more than 300 years. This heritage has given us a deep understanding of insurance investment, including regulatory challenges, industry constraints and an increasing need for transparency. Today, we manage over £272 billion[1]of insurance assets for over 20 external insurance clients globally and have been managing rules-based, risk-constrained insurance assets since 1972. We work closely with our insurance partners to tailor solutions to meet their needs, from managing multi-asset portfolios, to solutions providing downside protection and/or enhancing yield through accessing private markets. We believe strongly that taking a partnership approach with our clients enables us to build relationships for the long term where interests are firmly aligned.


    1 Source Aviva Investors as at 31 March 2018
    www.avivainvestors.com

     

  • AXA Investment Managers offers insurers over 20 years’ experience designing and implementing sustainable, integrated insurance solutions - from asset allocation, through capital efficient investment strategies, to balance sheet management and regulatory reporting.


    AXA IM’s deep understanding of the challenges that insurers face, combined with our expertise across traditional and alternative asset strategies, means that we are uniquely well placed to partner with insurers and help optimise their investment portfolios to meet their financial, accounting and regulatory objectives.

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  • Columbia Threadneedle Investments is a leading global asset manager. We know investors want strong and repeatable risk-adjusted returns and we aim to deliver this through an active and consistent investment approach that is team-based, risk-aware and performance-driven. Our talented investment teams around the world work together to uncover investment insights. 

    By sharing knowledge across asset classes and geographies we are able to generate richer perspectives on global, regional and local investment landscapes. The ability to exchange and debate investment ideas in a collaborative environment enriches our teams' investment processes to ensure our best insights are applied to portfolios. More importantly, it results in better-informed decisions for our clients. 

    Our broad range of investment strategies and solutions are designed to meet the evolving needs of our clients, whether they are individuals, advisers or institutions. We are committed to first class client service and investment excellence. We have a dedicated team of more than 2,000 colleagues across the globe, all with a common goal.

    Visit: www.columbiathreadneedle.co.uk

  • We are a global asset management firm built by investors for investors with GBP 120.4bn AUM. We focus on truly active management of differentiated investment strategies. Here at GAM, we value original thinking, swift decision-making and a disciplined approach to investing. With a 30+ year heritage, we invest our clients' capital using active strategies across discretionary, systematic and specialist solutions. As our industry evolves, we take pride in developing new products with global appeal and attractive returns to adapt to our clients' changing needs. Our investment managers are not constrained by benchmarks or a 'house view' and are constantly seeking to uncover the most promising investment opportunities.

    Working with us means investing in honest foresight and a fundamental belief in the potential of capital. GAM: advancing potential.

    Visit: www.gam.com  

  • Established in 2013 to meet the challenges of this new world in European financing, Pemberton has quickly built scale across Europe. Pemberton was built upon a strong combination of banking and asset management expertise, and it's skill lies in its ability to originate, select and manage diverse credit exposures through its pan-European platform.

    Pemberton is leading the foray into mid-market financing, targeting companies typical smaller in size, EBITDA and financing needs than the companies who tap the leveraged loans market and the collateralised loan obligation (CLO) pools of loans. Extra diversity and above all extra coupon are achieved in our mid-market portfolios.

    Legal & General Plc became a 40% shareholder in Pemberton in August 2014. With an approach focused on risk transparency, Pemberton aims to bring clarity to complex credit markets for investors, borrowers and banks.

  • Royal London Asset Management (RLAM) is part of the Royal London Group, the UK's largest mutual insurer. We manage assets of over £113 billion (as at 31 December 2017), across fixed income, equities, cash and property. Around 55% of these are insurance assets. Our mutual ownership means that we invest for the long term, on behalf of both our clients and ourselves. Our investment teams are long-established and highly experienced, and have managed assets through all phases of the economic cycle. Our philosophy has enabled us to consistently add value over the longer term.

    Royal London has managed insurance assets within the UK for over 150 years. We believe that our understanding of insurance companies makes us well placed to help other insurers manage their own assets. We recognise the opportunities Solvency II brings and our client advisors regularly engage with our clients to discuss solutions in the new regime.

Exhibitor

  • Founded in 1990, Apollo is a leading global alternative investment manager with Assets Under Management of $248bn.  The firm has an integrated credit, private equity and real estate investment platform and we are typically contrarian, value-oriented investors with an ability to execute difficult and creative transactions. Apollo maintains deep industry expertise in core industries and is supported by strategic relationships with former industry operating executives.  Apollo has considerable history in the insurance space through its investments across Life and Non-Life platforms, we also have a team who focus on providing investment solutions for Insurance balance sheets, ultimately seeking to create value for our investors throughout economic cycles and across different regulatory regimes.

Lunch Sponsor

  • Clearwater Analytics® is the leading provider of web-based investment accounting, reporting, and reconciliation services for insurance companies, corporate treasuries, and investment managers worldwide. Clearwater aggregates, reconciles, and reports on more than £1.62 trillion/€1.84 trillion in assets across thousands of accounts daily. Clearwater helps clients such as Hiscox, Enstar, Esure, Canopius, Catalina Holdings, C.V. Starr & Co., and more, streamline their investment and accounting operations. Clearwater is committed to continuous improvement and specialised expertise, and encourages firms to rethink how they approach their investment accounting and reporting challenges.