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AllianceBernstein installs APAC head of insurance solutions

The US asset manager has hired David Luo from insurer AIA for what is understood to be a newly created role.

The debate rages over insurance risk in private credit

Insurers ventured into alternative credit for yield and diversification, but the question of whether the risks are appropriate remains unsettled

The next stage in CRE loans post rate shock

It may once again be time to consider lending to certain mid-market property types.

Bay Area pension scrapped private credit plans amid worsening risk-return profile

Negative headlines about evergreen funds contributed to the California plan’s decision to abandon its initial $140m investment in those vehicles.

CalSTRS and Nuveen strike $2bn strategic partnership for debt fund and ‘adjacent opportunities’

The funds will be used for sustainable opportunities across Nuveen’s energy platform, including its Energy & Power Infrastructure Credit Fund II.

SFERs’ strategy weightings, geographical exposure led to private credit misses

Even as the $40bn system deals with short-term underperformance, its pacing into the asset class is expected to increase in the coming years.

How fundraising is defying expectations

Headline numbers and strategic priorities point to strong levels of institutional support, even for areas of the market under scrutiny.

BDC redemption requests in Q2: more of the same, if not worse

The trend among retail investors that started in Q1 accelerates, on average, and involves many of the same large fund managers.

From ‘status quo’ to ‘remain in place’: ILPA updates CV guidance for an evolving market

The industry body’s prior guidance was ‘silent on a lot of things’, chief executive Jennifer Choi tells affiliate title Secondaries Investor.

Carlyle-affiliated Fortitude Re strikes reinsurance deal with Unum

The deal to transfer $3.8bn of long-term care policies to Fortitude will earn Carlyle recurring fees.