STRATEGY

 

Insurers’ investment strategies are constantly evolving in response to, as well as in anticipation of, market, economic, and own organisational changes. Here we provide insight and analysis into the views of market participants and influencers on the latest developments taking place globally and how they have impacted asset allocation, investment, and trading decision-making.

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Fixed Income Outlook – What may come
  • Friday, Oct 25, 2024

BNP Paribas Asset Management see two key drivers for the US Treasury market: the path of the US economy and the possible outcomes of the US elections.

British Business Bank urges institutional investors to put their faith in UK PLC
  • Wednesday, Oct 23, 2024

Institutional Investors are urged to help create cohorts of science and tech-led scale up companies, said a PLSA conference speaker.

How to excel with fixed income strategies with today’s market behaviour
  • Tuesday, Oct 22, 2024

Gopi Karunakaran, Chief Investment Officer, and Mark Pearce, Investment Director, at Ardea Investment Management, discuss why “style” of returns is just as important as size.

Productive assets take centre stage at PLSA conference
  • Monday, Oct 21, 2024

Changes to pensions, taxation, product, AI, and the role of defined benefit schemes were discussed at the annual event.

Meeting the operational challenges of growth and multi-asset class management
  • Thursday, Oct 17, 2024

Sara Benwell, Contributing Editor, recaps the views of investment management professionals on how to achieve slick, cohesive, and customisable systems to help them do business.

HSBC Life appoints new Global CIO
  • Wednesday, Oct 09, 2024

Industry veteran William Chan announced as new Chief Investment Officer for the insurer.

INSURANCE INVESTOR EUROPEAN AWARDS 2024 - FULL LIST OF WINNERS
  • Monday, Sep 30, 2024

The full list of winners of the Insurance Investor | European Awards have been revealed in a glitzy ceremony.

Timberland – A growing asset class
  • Friday, Sep 27, 2024

Commercially managed forests, known as timberland, can play an effective and significant role in investment portfolios.

What is the role of private markets at different points in the credit cycle?
  • Monday, Sep 23, 2024

What do insurance investors need to be aware of, and most careful of, when trying to use a private markets allocation strategically?

MS Amlin appoints new Head of Investments
  • Monday, Sep 23, 2024

Emma Snowdown joins MS Amlin from Direct Line Group.

Economist’s View: How to navigate a volatile market
  • Wednesday, Sep 18, 2024

Vicky Pryce, Chief Economic Advisor, Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR), discusses navigating a volatile environment whilst staying on top of new risks, reporting regimes, and techno...

ESG duration risk – what are the crunch points and opportunities?
  • Tuesday, Sep 17, 2024

What should institutional investors consider about the short and long-term prospects and risk profile of investments, sectors, and demographics involved in ESG investment.

Emerging Market Corporate Debt: A Potential Core Investment for Institutional Insurance Investors
  • Tuesday, Sep 17, 2024

For institutional insurance investors, the investment grade segment may be attractive as a core allocation, but the high yield segment offer more opportunities.

Stochastic modelling and AI – what are the new developments?
  • Monday, Sep 16, 2024

Hens Steehouwer, Chief Innovation Officer, and Hamish Bailey, Head of Insurance and Investment, from Ortec Finance, discuss the latest innovations in stochastic modelling and Artificial Intelligence.

Liquidity optimisation for insurers: Building a bespoke portfolio solution
  • Friday, Sep 13, 2024

Aviva Investors looks at how bespoke liquidity portfolios that take into account the interplay between different assets can suit insurers' needs.