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War, oil and uncertainty keep the Fed in limbo, Conning says

Japan Post Insurance plans further $1bn EM outsourcing, and stake-building with Ashmore

Delegations will involve EM funds, stocks and bonds

Experts turn to typhoons, and rock band amplifiers, to describe degrees of market stress

Suddenly, the VIX index seems oh so very quaint a way to gauge investor tumult and fear

Australian lifers' trade body wanted better risk-allowance floor in annuity capital rule re-write

Various annuities stakeholders argued APRA's preference for floor was wrong

Challenger argued for securitisations leeway in Australian annuity capital rules re-set

Annuity writer wanted private ratings allowed for non-mainstream asset class

Australia's actuaries warned of "material constraint" of annuity writers' access to infra and US private markets

Actuaries Institute's feedback on now-finalised capital framework changes was published this week

Manulife unit completes M&A of Schroders in Indonesia to make IDR 177trn group

Deal cements PT Manulife Aset Manajemen Indonesia's leading position in country

M&G expands Dutch logistics portfolio with two new acquisitions

M&G Real Estate moves to strengthen its European logistics strategy

Sun Life expands US property platform

Firm acquires US multifamily operator, signalling a new phase of platform growth

Outcome bonds a "growing space" L&G says, after backing Clean Cooking project

Firm's first outcome bond deal backed $200m Clean Cooking Outcome Bond at the end of last year