Since 1926, Loomis, Sayles & Company has helped meet the needs of institutional and mutual fund clients worldwide with performance-driven investment teams backed by deep proprietary research and a system of integrated risk analysis.

• Contact 1: Colin Dowdall, Director, Insurance Solutions
• Contact 2: Linda Shin, Insurance Solutions Associate
• Website: www.loomissayles.com

Aberdeen Standard Investments is a leading global asset manager dedicated to helping investors around the world reach their desired investment goals and broaden their financial horizons. We provide expertise across a breadth of markets, asset classes and investment approaches.

• Expertise: Proven partner for insurers, supported by our dedicated insurance solutions team with extensive actuarial, reporting and risk management expertise.
• Contact 1: Stephen Acheson, Global Head of Insurance
• Contact 2: Ken Tooze, Distribution Director
• Website: www.aberdeenstandard.com
• Thought Leadership Content
• Fund financing An opportunity for insurers
• The power of listening to clients and acting on their ideas
• Technology Revisited – Another Look at its Role in Investing for Insurers

Candriam, a multi-specialist asset manager with Euro 125 bn in AuM, offers global investments from its European management centers to clients based around the world. We are experts in institutional solutions, including insurance-specific management, and a pioneer in sustainable investing, with more than 20 years of experience.

• Expertise: Insurance-specific asset management solutions across all asset classes in line with financial, regulatory, accounting and reporting requirements. Expert in ESG.
• Contact 1: Kristof Woutters, Global Head of Pension and Insurance Relations
• Contact 2: Marie Niemczyk, Head of Insurance Relations
• Website: www.candriam.com
• Thought Leadership Content
• Reducing Carbon Risk In Institutional Portfolios
• Integrating climate change risks and opportunities into investment policy – An imperative for insurers

Pictet Asset Management is an independent asset manager, overseeing over GBP 156billion (as at 30/09/2019) for our clients across equity, fixed income, alternative and multi asset products. We are part of the Pictet Group, founded in 1805. Our London office is an investment centre with nearly 300 employees, where we have a dedicated team looking after our UK clients. 

• Expertise: We believe our Chinese Debt, Absolute Return Fixed Income and Global Sustainable Credit strategies are suitable investment strategies for insurers’ long-term investing.
• Contact 1: Ian Burton, Head of Consultant Relations & UK Institutional
• Contact 2: Tim Bird, Senior Business Development Manager
• Website: www.assetmanagement.pictet
• Thought Leadership Content
• Chinese Debt: Silver lining for renminbi bonds
• Investing in Absolute Return Fixed Income: Lower for longer, again
• Sustainable credit: ESG is key

Natixis Investment Managers serves financial professionals with more insightful ways to construct portfolios. Powered by the expertise of 26 specialized investment managers globally, we apply Active Thinking℠ to deliver proactive solutions that help clients pursue better outcomes in all markets. Natixis ranks among the world’s largest asset management firms.

• Expertise: Matching Adjustment solutions, Fixed Income, Absolute Return strategies, Illiquid Asset Classes, Alternatives, Impact/ESG strategies.
• Contact 1: Carlos Vilares, Head of Insurance, UK & Ireland
• Website: www.im.natixis.com
• Thought Leadership Content
• Loomis on Loans Q3 2019
• What Is Impact Investing and What Drives It?
• MV Credit Asset Allocation: Senior Leveraged Loans

At M&G Investments our clients’ individual needs are at the heart of our business. We align our interests with those of our clients and develop value-based strategies that aim to generate strong and consistent returns. Our goal is to help our clients meet their long-term liabilities regardless of the market environment.

• Contact 1: Sunita Dey, Director, Institutional Fixed Income
• Contact 2: Christian Thompson, Associate Director, Institutional Fixed Income
• Website: www.mandg.co.uk
• Thought Leadership Content
• Reintroducing securitisations to insurance portfolios
• Making the complex simple: Rethinking your insurance portfolio for todays challenges

Neuberger Berman is a global, independent investment manager, focused on delivering compelling and innovative solutions. Our distinct structure as a private, entirely employee-owned business engenders a long-term perspective through which we can align our priorities wholly with those of our clients.

• Expertise: We offer solutions across a range of asset classes and deliver high-quality insights, analytics and solutions to insurance companies globally.
• Contact 1: Ziling Jiang, Head of Insurance Analytics
• Contact 2: Cyril Bosse-Platiere, Associate, Insurance Strategy & Analytics
• Website: www.nb.com

PIMCO is one of the world’s premier fixed income investment managers with more than 2,700 professionals across the globe, united by a single purpose: creating opportunities for investors in every environment. Today we manage $1.84 trillion around the world and over £33 billion on behalf of UK and Ireland institutional clients.

• Expertise: Launched in 1971, PIMCO introduced investors to a total return approach to fixed income investing. In the nearly 50 years since, we have continued to seek the best investment solutions.
• Contact 1: Michael Burns, Executive VP, Head of U.K. & Ireland
• Contact 2: Jonathan Webb, Senior VP, Insurance and Financial Institutions
• Website: www.pimco.co.uk
• Thought Leadership Content
• Secular Outlook 2019: Dealing with Disruption
• ESG Investing Report 2018

• Website: www.lyxor.com

MetLife Investment Management serves institutional investors by combining a client-centric approach with deep and long-established asset class expertise. Focused on managing Public Fixed Income, Private Capital and Real Estate assets, we aim to deliver strong, risk-adjusted returns by building tailored portfolio solutions.

• Website: investments.metlife.com