PANEL DISCUSSION: The challenges of Illiquid assets – skills and approach required to successfully manage an illiquid assets portfolio
- What is the industry's appetite for illiquid assets?
- The reasons for illiquidity each bring their own challenge – do the pros outweigh the cons?
- How do you make a business case for allocating to illiquid assets?
- SII requirements for illiquid assets: – how do you go about satisfying the regulator?
- How best to gear yourself up to take advantage of illiquid assets – building up your in-house capability vs. sourcing external managers.
- Do insurers need to be more like banks, in terms of assessing and managing credit risk?
Panellists:
Eleanor Nasar, CIO, LEGAL AND GENERAL
Mark Gull, Head of Fixed Income, PENSION INSURANCE CORPORATION
Miriam Arntz, Head of Financial and Insurance Risk Oversight, PRUDENTIAL UK
Shalin Shah, Fund Manager, RLAM
Moderator: Asa Gibson, Editor, INSURANCE ASSET RISK