In Natixis Investment Managers 2024 institutional investor survey, 60% of Australian respondents said they were looking for new opportunities or areas of interest in private markets. One area which is certainly benefitting from this increased interest is Asset-Backed Finance (ABF).
What’s driving growth in ETF usage among insurers to all-time highs? S&P DJI’s Anu Ganti and Nick Didio share key takeaways across asset class, company size and geography from their latest research, “ETFs in Insurance General Accounts – 2026.”
Taxable municipal bonds can offer insurance investors a rare combination of long duration, strong credit quality, and resilience in stress environments — making them a potentially compelling ballast to fixed income portfolios.
This episode of Fixed on ESG focuses on the economic role of property and casualty insurance as it relates to the increased frequency and severity of climate-related events.
Insurers facing increasing regulatory and public pressure to manage climate-related risks are seeking to allocate their invested assets in ways that can support sustainability, the energy transition, and even nature itself through natural capital.
Catastrophe bonds – the reinsurance debt instruments linked to natural disasters and one of the most profitable hedge fund strategies of 2023 – are in high demand right now. This episode of Long Story Short investigates why.
This video discussion by S&P Dow Jones Indices experts explores the headwinds and tailwinds facing insurers and how these factors are impacting general accounts portfolios.