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Q&A: Liquidity in Commercial Mortgage Loans

September 28, 2023

Commercial mortgage loans (CMLs) have a track record of strong, differentiated returns that have made them an effective

Sustainable Income for the Retirement Voyage

September 28, 2023

A new income strategy from Voya Investment Management gives employers a tool to help plan participants meet their retirement spending needs and reduce their chances of runn

What Investors Need to Know About a Government Shutdown

September 27, 2023

Despite causing disruptions to many areas of government, budget impasses have historically had little lasting impact on markets, and this time will likely be similar.

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Quarterly Market Outlook

October 5, 2023, 4:00 - 5:00PM ET

| 60 minutes

Matt Toms, CFA

Global Chief Investment Officer

With inflation headed in the right direction, rate hikes may be over. Though Fed cuts may still be a ways off, higher yields should make asset allocation decisions easier. Join us on October 5th for our quarterly update and learn how to make sense of the current market environment.

Join Matt Toms, Global Chief Investment Officer, as he discusses this and more.

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Matt Toms, CFA

Global Chief Investment Officer

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Insurance Insights: Are private equity valuations too hot, too cold or just right?

December 2, 2022

In our view, valuations appear reasonable and private equity remains a compelling way for insurers to gain exposure to alternatives.

Stable value investors, take heart: This is not 2008

November 29, 2022

Market-to-book ratios are at historical lows for many stable value portfolios, but this rate-driven move isn’t cause for concern. These products are designed to ensure a stable return and income in volatile rate environments while replenishing market-to-book ratios over time.

Capital Market Assumptions 2023

November 23, 2022

Our long-term return expectations for capital markets serve as key inputs into our strategic asset allocation process for multi-asset portfolios and provide context for shorter-term forecasting.

Why US corporate pension plans won’t be importing the UK’s LDI fiasco

November 18, 2022

The gilt crisis that brought down a UK prime minister also pummeled pension schemes and dialed up the heat on liability-driven investing. But LDI can still provide many benefits to pension plans – and US corporate plans may be particularly well positioned.

Inflation finally moves lower. Will it last?

November 16, 2022

Look under the hood of sizzling headline inflation, and you’ll see it starting to cool.

Insurance Insights: Love, like or leave? Securitized credit has enough love to go around

November 10, 2022

Securitized credit provides diverse, structured and customizable access to U.S.-centric risk that seems best positioned to weather any economic uncertainty on the horizon.

Insurance Insights: When you start low, there’s less room to fall

November 2, 2022

In this environment of extreme volatility, the best way for insurers to manage risk is to purchase investments with a built-in margin of safety.

Why tech investors should keep an eye on China and the Fed

October 31, 2022

Don’t be distracted by the recent well-publicized earnings misses of several tech-sector giants – stocks did well in October overall. There are larger geopolitical, macro and company-specific factors at play that call for a nuanced approach to technology and tech-related stocks.

Rates are in the driver’s seat

October 27, 2022

US markets have not taken kindly to the Fed’s renewed course of monetary tightening, but the effects of the Fed’s actions are stretching far beyond US shores.

An Investor’s Guide to Commercial Mortgage Loans

October 19, 2022

With a track record of strong and differentiated returns, commercial mortgage loans can be an effective way to diversify institutional fixed income portfolios.

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