Pensions & LDI

Investing for an ESG-positive retirement with private assets
With regulators raising the bar for pension funds on sustainability and ESG-related investing, Timothy Li explores how funds can make...

Talking heads – What is happening in liability-driven investing?
Sergey Pergamentsev, head of Institutional Structured Management in the Multi Asset Quantitative and Solutions team, and co-head of the Investment...

Solvency II review to strengthen insurance sector
Now awaiting passage into law is a major review of the 2016 Solvency II regulation governing the solvency capital requirements...

Solvency II review – Adjusting the dial, but no revolution
A major review of the Solvency II regulation governing the solvency capital requirements of European insurers should ensure the sector...

Solvency II review to strengthen insurance sector
Now awaiting passage into law is a major review of the 2016 Solvency II regulation governing the solvency capital requirements...

ASSET ALLOCATION
Determining a strategic asset allocation in a Solvency II framework
The EU’s Solvency II directive implemented in 2016 was a paradigm change for European insurers, presenting them with the difficult...

Using the EU taxonomy as a guide to sustainable recovery
The current COVID-19 induced economic crisis offers companies a unique chance for genuine transformation. Many of the hardest-hit sectors, including...

Cash flow matching through a crisis
As defined benefit pension funds mature, their need for cash-generating investments only increases. This growing demand has led to a...

Embedding ESG into private debt can reduce risk and add opportunity
Embedding environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria within private credit investment processes can reduce downside risk and open up a...