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Engagement case study: Prudential
We have been engaging with Prudential since 2010 on a range of issues including board effectiveness, culture, risk management, sustainability strategy, and remuneration.
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Adapting to higher interest rates while optimizing prudential capital
As we enter 2024, the financial terrain remains shaped by high interest rates likely to persist at least through the first half of the year.
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Bank of England right to scrutinise the role of funded reinsurance
Prudential Regulation Authority calls for limited exposure to reinsurance
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LGPS additional voluntary contribution framework picks six
Firms appointed include Aon, Barnett Waddingham, Hymans Robertson, Legal and General Assurance Society, Mercer and Prudential Assurance Company
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Aviva links with Prudential Financial on funded reinsurance deal
Funded reinsurance allows an insurer to transfer both asset risk and longevity risk associated with pension and annuity liabilities
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Prudential Staff Pension Scheme agrees £3.7bn longevity swap
Baker Hughes £100m buy-in deal also revealed
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FCA outlines thinking about UK prudential rules for investment firms
‘Investment firms should be aware of the scale of the change the IFD/IFR represents’
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Interview: M&G Investments’s big bet on private markets
CEO Joseph Pinto wants to grow largest private markets business in Europe
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EIOPA IORP II opinions refuel prudential requirement fears [updated]
PensionsEurope said the opinions do not reflect the underlying character of the IORP II directive and reiterates fears of capital requirements being introduced ‘through the back door’
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Prudential and Aviva strike first longevity reinsurance deal
Transaction hits hot UK de-risking market
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Pension Corp strikes £900m reinsurance deal with Prudential
Latest transaction covers 7,500 pensioners across two UK pension schemes insured by PIC
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People moves: M&G Prudential names chair ahead of demerger
M&G Prudential, State Street, Mercer, Barnett Waddingham, Avida, BNY Mellon IM, eVestment, Aviva Investors, HSBC GAM
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M&G and Prudential to create £330bn asset manager
New entity will create one of the world’s largest fund groups
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European Insurance Regulation in 2025: Investment Implications
We expect a transformation of the insurance regulatory landscape through 2025. Solvency UK reforms and the comprehensive review of the European Union’s (EU) Solvency II regulation offer new perspectives on risk management and capital efficiency. In addition, sustainability frameworks are set to continue developing at a fast pace, requiring insurers to stay abreast of changes to reporting, fund-disclosure and transition-risk requirements. In this article, we survey some of the key developments ahead and note their investment implications.
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Interview: Amy Kessler, Prudential Retirement
A novel by a Nobel prizewinner from Portugal is premised on what is perhaps the ultimate nightmare for the global pensions industry. José Saramago’s Intermitências da Morte is based in an unnamed country where, on 1 January, people mysteriously stop dying
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LeapFrog eyes global impact investment opportunities
Impact investing was once a niche concept. “We were seen as the weird people in the corner of the room,” recalls Andy Kuper, the South African founder and CEO of LeapFrog Investments
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EIOPA calls for special rules on insurers’ fossil fuel assets to manage transition risks
EIOPA is proposing a 17% capital surcharge on fossil fuel equity holdings and up to 40% for related corporate bonds
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PIC, Prudential aim to expand de-risking market to small schemes
Plus: JLT Employee Benefits launches price comparison tool for schemes considering buyouts
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Asset management roundup: M&G Prudential to split from insurer parent
Also: MSCI launches China A-shares indices; MPI partners with BarclayHedge for hedge fund benchmarks
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Aon calls for member-centric innovation and transparency in bulk annuity market
Innovation around illiquid assets and transparency in funded reinsurance are also crucial priorities for the UK bulk annuity market, according to Aon