01 December 2019

Foresters Friendly has been drawing the attention of the insurance investment industry in 2019, with accolades for its new approach featuring a high-quality multi-asset solution complemented by new forays into private markets.

• Equity
• Fixed Income
• Private Markets
• Governance
• Infrastructure

Read more: Small Insurer Boosts Sophistication, Adds Alternatives

01 November 2019

In 2019, RPMI Railpen insourced the majority of factor investing strategies in its equity management programme. It is the latest milestone in a five-year journey towards understanding value for money and bringing down costs. 

• Fees
• Equity
• Governance
• Investor Spotlight
• Strategic Portfolio Design

Read more: Railpen Pursues Smart Insourcing

01 October 2019

“Paying alpha fees for beta performance” has become an investor bugbear. This has created a need to differentiate more carefully between outperformance derived from established risk factors and outperformance based on idiosyncratic risk exposures.

• Fees
• Equity
• Fixed Income
• Governance
• Risk
• Manager Selection
• Portfolio Design

Read more: What Does “Paying for Alpha” Really Mean?

01 September 2019

Amid the trend towards outsourced investment models such as fiduciary management, outsourced CIO (“OCIO”) and implemented consulting, Coface has developed a different approach – one that lets this insurer delegate resource-intensive practicalities while retaining meaningful investment control. “We still want to be the driver of the car,” says Jean-Philippe Olivier.

• Fees
• Governance
• Risk

Read more: Insurer Pioneers New Model for Investment Delegation