Asset allocation
Insurers 'must act fast' to succeed in private placement loan market
Efficient committee structure central to investment strategy, Friends Life CIO tells conference
Insurers spur changes in commercial real estate loan market
Firms cherry-pick opportunities as they step in to fill the hole opened by capital-strapped banks
Insurer participation in testing European project bond debut ‘exceeds expectations’
Long maturities and improved rating lure firms into Spanish gas scheme bonds
Insurers call for more transparent infrastructure investments
Structuring and regulation of assets frustrating investment, say market participants
Insurers turn to structured credit in search for yield in Asia
Yielding results
Risk-managing the next generation of savings products
Risk-managing the next generation of savings products
UK annuity providers review credit risk strategies
Balancing act
The infrastructure investment challenge for insurers
Financing the growth agenda
Insurers bolster inflation protection
Hedging assets sought to combat escalating risk of interest rate and inflation spike
US insurers target European commercial real estate debt
Attractive yields and supply demand mismatch spur interest
Standard formula’s treatment of long-term investments 'flawed'
Standard formula data sets and methodologies 'inappopriate' for securitised products and secured investments, warn experts
Van Hulle: Long-term investment agenda must not side-track Solvency II
Political focus on promoting long-term finance could be detrimental to insurance industry, warns European Commission's former Solvency II leader
Loans – why now?
Sponsored statement: BNY Mellon
Insurers increase equity exposure despite risk management challenges
Joining the equity rotation
Insurers explore exchange-traded funds to boost yield
Exchange-traded future
Insurers urged to explore positive basis trades
Arbitrage opportunities on government bonds could bring yield boost
Insurers ramp up commercial loan portfolios in response to Solvency II delays
Firms seek short-term opportunities before directive implemented
Non-linear momentum strategies
Non-linear momentum strategies
Banks hunt for asset-backed securities as liquidity swap market stagnates
Lloyds Bank one of a number sourcing assets from smaller institutions to meet demand from insurers
Insurers should stop using liquidity swaps - FSA
Companies should invest directly in long-term assets, says senior official
Insurers to chase liquidity premium in 2013 – BlackRock
Exposure to collateralised loan obligations, infrastructure finance and high-yielding bank loans set to increase
Insurers to target export finance loans as banks withdraw
Sovereign-guaranteed loans provide yield boost for insurers
Investment in infrastructure set to rise as insurers seek yield
Swiss Re infrastructure deal shows developing appetite of insurers to finance long-term projects