12/2/2024 1:11:09 PM The best definition of leadership I have heard: 'Ambition for Others'... By Mark Holbrook In September I attended the annual conference of the Bermuda life insurance industry body, BILTIR. 2023's event was fantastic and this...
2/22/2024 2:44:29 PM 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...
11/22/2023 11:10:57 AM Investment in UK Innovation driven by Mansion House reforms By Laetitia Argar The UK government plans to inject £320 million into high-growth companies through innovative investment vehicles, a key milestone in the...
10/26/2023 3:11:19 PM Revolutionizing DC Pension Investments By Laetitia Argar Schroders is at the forefront of the changing investment landscape, gearing up to launch a wealth-focused Long-Term Asset Fund (LTAF) for...
10/24/2023 4:19:31 PM 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...
10/3/2023 10:41:00 AM 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...
9/6/2023 10:38:33 AM Reevaluating the Role of UK Pensions in Investment By Adam Garrod In an effort to address the issue of chronic underinvestment in the UK, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt recently suggested that defined...
8/7/2023 11:43:35 AM '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. ...
7/6/2023 2:50:18 PM 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...
7/6/2023 2:02:59 PM 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...
5/11/2023 12:11:36 PM Insurance, Pensions and Reimagining the City By Adam Garrod Questions are increasingly being asked of the attractiveness of London as a destination for corporates to list publicly, after several...
1/20/2023 4:47:27 PM 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...