Cinven, La Caisse buy Optio, £460mn premium managing general agent
By IAN Editorial Desk – Cinven and La Caisse today agreed to jointly acquire a majority stake in Optio from Preservation Capital Partners in a deal whose...
27 July 2026·2 min read
Investment Strategy
45 articlesOntario Teachers backs M&G CLO platform with €200m joint venture
By IAN Editorial Desk – M&G Investments and Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan today announced a €200 million strategic investment tied to M&G’s collateralised...
27 July 2026·2 min read
Catalina Re broadens Apollo fund investments
By IAN Editorial Desk – Catalina Re said on 27 July that it is broadening its investments across Apollo Global Management’s fund suite, extending a...
27 July 2026·1 min read
S&P: UK bulk annuity insurers withstand severe credit stress
By IAN Editorial Desk – S&P Global Ratings said UK bulk annuity insurers remained resilient under a severe credit stress scenario, with private credit...
25 July 2026·1 min read
Generali, AG2R La Mondiale add Eiffel private debt fund
By IAN Editorial Desk – On 21 July, Eiffel Investment Group said Eiffel Private Credit had been added to life insurance contracts distributed by Generali...
25 July 2026·1 min read
Dutch insurers’ €47bn private assets face DNB stress tests
By IAN Editorial Desk – De Nederlandsche Bank sharpens scrutiny of insurers’ €47bn private assets Dutch insurers face closer scrutiny of private assets...
18 July 2026·1 min read
Stantec Pension Plan offloads all liabilities to Aviva from scheme assets
By IAN Editorial Desk – Stantec Pension Plan (UK Section) has completed a full-scheme buy-in with Aviva, according to industry reports, covering all...
18 July 2026·2 min read
Blackstone launches Asia-Pacific infrastructure platform, hires KKR India’s Momaya
By IAN Editorial Desk – Blackstone on 16 July launched an Asia-Pacific infrastructure platform and hired Ami Momaya from KKR India as managing director and...
16 July 2026·1 min read
Macif raises sustainable investment target to €1.5bn, deepening real assets push
Macif on 2 July set a €1.
2 July 2026·1 min read
ESMA targets lighter EU Taxonomy burden for asset managers
European markets supervisor targets lighter EU Taxonomy reporting burden The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) is consulting on proposals to...
1 July 2026·3 min read