Institutional Asset Management News and Insights
Investment Desk Bulletin February 2021
London & Capital’s monthly Investment Desk Bulletin gives you direct insight into how our investment specialists are interpreting the current markets and building this into your portfolio. Each month a member of our Investment Desk will be giving a summary of the...
Global Captive Podcast | Insights 1
Chris Dalziel, Executive Director and Roger Jones, Head of Equities, sit down with Richard Cutcher, host of Global Captive Podcast provide an investment update with a particular focus on the equities market. Listen to the Podcast Episode below, to listen to London...
Brexit Update from London & Capital
The UK left the EU on 31 January 2020 with a Withdrawal Agreement and entered a transition period that ended on 31 December 2020. On 24 December 2020, the UK and the EU agreed on the terms of the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement. The UK has approved the agreement...
Global Captive Podcast | Short | Investment takeaways from 2020 and what to do next
Chris Dalziel, Executive Director and Michael Trudeau, Portfolio Analyst sit down with Richard Cutcher, host of Global Captive Podcast to discuss some of the key investment and market takeaways from 2020, what we’ve learned from them and how they relate to captive...
The Debrief Webinar | Q1 2021
We invite you to sit down with our Chief Investment Officer, Pau Morilla Giner, and Head of the Private Investment Office, Iain Tait, as they look at what to expect from 2021. 2020 was an extraordinary year on all fronts. As the new year commences we look ahead to...
AndPapers Q1 2021 | The start of the end or the end of the beginning?
2020 will forever be remembered as the year of the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to the most severe economic contraction in almost 100 years. In addition to COVID-19, 2020 was also memorable for other developments: As the world ground to a halt in March, policy...
Investment Alternatives for Low Yielding Sterling Debt
MACROECONOMIC BACKDROP We’ve recently written about negative rates in Europe and how European insurers can improve the yield on their portfolios. However, the low-yield environment is a global issue, not a regional problem. Of course, similar issues exist in the UK...
Global Captive Podcast | Bonus | The US Election and Captives
Chris Dalziel, Executive Director and Sanjay Joshi, Head of Fixed Income, sit down with Richard Cutcher, host of Global Captive Podcast provide an update on how the markets have reacted to the US elections and what this means for captives. Listen to the Podcast...
AndPapers Q4 2020 | Central Bank Mantra ‘Low for Longer’
The release of this outlook coincides with the 6-month anniversary of when the UK first entered lockdown. As households and companies adjust to this COVID-19 dominated era, so must investors. One of the main conclusions is that the combination of VUCA (Volatility,...
Global Captive Podcast | Episode 40
Chris Dalziel, Executive Director and Punit Patel, Equity Fund Manager, sit down with Richard Cutcher, host of Global Captive Podcast to give their latest Investment Update. Listen to the Podcast Episode below, to listen to London & Capital’s Investment update,...
Negative Yielding Debt in Europe
Revisiting Investment options for insurers holding negative yielding debt In 2019 we identified strategies that insurers should consider given the prevailing negative rates environment in Europe. Following the COVID-19 crisis in early 2020, there has been...
Is Cash King? A Case Study for European Insurers looking to reduce Regulatory Capital
Since the COVID-19 crisis escalated in early 2020, we have spoken with a number of insurers looking to reduce their regulatory capital requirement as a way to navigate a possible economic recession. For many of these insurers, common sense leads them to considering...