Feb 22, 2024 Annuity Providers Shore-Up £ Corporate Bond Issuance By Sarah Austin-Keyworth There are signs that the currently healthy state of corporate bond issuance in sterling is encouraging non-UK domiciled companies to...
Oct 24, 2023 Life Insurers face an existential dilemma as the world grows older By Mark Holbrook Capgemini Research Institute's newly published report on the future of the global life insurance industry poses some existential dilemmas...
Oct 03, 2023 The LDI Crisis a year on: Collateral is key but the Credit markets have held up... By Mark Holbrook Fiscal policy, international monetary policy, pensions frameworks, investment strategies, even contract documentation in areas like...
Aug 07, 2023 'Draw-Nuities' might represent the future of the Retirement industry... By Mark Holbrook The 2015 Pensions Freedoms ushered-in a new era for the Drawdown product as the pre-eminent instrument of decumulation for UK retirees. ...
Jul 06, 2023 ABI Champion Regulatory Improvements to Empower Savers and Fuel UK Investment By Adam Garrod Insurance professionals are urging crucial regulatory improvements to create an environment that prioritises the interests of savers and...
Jul 06, 2023 Regulator: Do Funded Reinsurance - but for the right reasons... By Mark Holbrook On 15th June the Bank of England's Insurance Supervisor published an open letter to the industry, in which it cited a number of...
May 26, 2023 Illiquid Assets Resurgence: Opportunities for Insurers in Shifting Landscape By Adam Garrod Following the fallout from Autumn 2022's failed mini-budget, institutional investors are showing renewed interest in illiquid assets. The...
Jan 20, 2023 Annuities - Finally in the Shop Window? By Adam Garrod After a year of financial market volatility and economic uncertainty, annuity offerings have seen their attractiveness surge for the...
Sep 29, 2021 Social Purpose in a Crisis: EU Releases Solvency Capital to Insurers whilst the UK considers Own Measures By Mark Holbrook There has been an increasing amount of discussion about expanding the role which the Life and Pensions industry might play in rebuilding...
Jul 12, 2021 Strategic Bond Funds prosper as Inflation and Equity sell-off fears increase… By Mark Holbrook There is a consensus of opinion that, by and large, bond managers and their funds have withstood the challenges of the post-Covid...
May 19, 2021 Matching Adjustment assets reach £335bn, as the search for quality Illiquid Credit expertise continues... By Mark Holbrook The search for Illiquidity Premium by long duration investors continues unabated, with latest PRA figures suggesting a steady but...
Feb 28, 2021 Bond Holders Beware: Inflation Could be Coming Back to Stay... By Mark Holbrook Charles Goodhart and Manoj Pradhan's recent publication 'The Great Demographic Reversal' might make for uncomfortable reading by those...