Tailored asset classes for insurers and institutional investors

We offer core, core-plus, and total return fixed income strategies, including sectors like investment-grade corporate bonds, municipal bonds, and securitized products. Our actively managed strategies cover high dividend equities, asset-backed securities, high-yield bonds, and more. We also offer customized services for U.S. pensions and liability-driven investors, including liability-driven investment solutions, fixed income strategies, risk management, and derivative solutions.

To learn more about specific regional strategies, please contact the Conning investment representative in your region.

Core Strategies

Core, core-plus and total return fixed income strategies for insurers utilize a range of sectors
Investment Grade Corporate Bonds
Publicly traded debt securities issued by corporations rated BBB/Baa or higher.
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Securitized Products
Debt securities, such as Agency and Non-Agency MBS, CMBS, and ABS, backed by payments from a variety of collateral such as mortgages, equipment leases, credit card receivables, consumer loans and more.
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Covered Bonds
Debt instruments that are secured, usually backed by a pool of mortgage loans or public sector loans.
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Additional Specialty Asset Class Capabilities
We have a broad array of specialty asset classes to customize portfolios based on a client’s unique needs for yield and return and tolerance for risk. A full list can be found in the Specialty Strategies section.
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Municipal Bonds
Debt instruments issued by states, local governments and government enterprises such as utilities, universities, and transportation systems.
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Government Credit & SSA
Debt instruments issuesd by federal institutions, such as U.S. Treasurys and government agency securities.
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Indexed Equities
Passively managed equity portfolios tracking major indexes such as the S&P 600, 500 and 400 indexes.
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Specialty Strategies

Actively managed investment strategies offered via separately managed accounts and fund structures for insurers and institutional investors
Collateralized Loan Obligations
Floating-rate debt securities of collateralized loan obligations (CLOs), which are actively managed securitizations backed by a diversified pool of senior secured, floating-rate leveraged loans.
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Convertible Bonds
Fixed-income securities with option to convert to equity; provide equity upside potential with downside protection.
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Emerging and Frontier Market Debt
Publicly traded debt securities issued by governments and corporations in rapidly growing developing or emerging market countries as well as less developed “frontier” countries.
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Esoteric ABS
Potentially higher-yielding ABS that are issued less frequently and backed by less familiar assets such as commercial jets, shipping containers and consumer loans.
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High Dividend Equities (U.S. & Global)
Publicly traded equities of large companies (just U.S., or U.S. plus global firms) with strong balance sheets and cash flow, above-average dividend yields and potential for dividend growth over time.
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High Yield Bonds
Publicly traded debt securities issued by corporations rated BBB-/Baa3 or lower.
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Private Placements
Nonpublic corporate debt securities offering yield premium and stronger investor protections than similarly rated public corporate debt.
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Private Real Estate
Debt and equity investments made through discretionary fund series in high quality, middle-market institutional commercial real estate (under $100 million in gross asset value).
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U.S. Leveraged Loans
Senior secured, floating-rate bank loans to below-investment-grade corporate borrowers; typically rank highest in capital structure with first priority of payments from borrower; generally secured by assets of borrower.
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Additional Investment Capabilities

Customized services for U.S. pensions, insurers and other liability-driven investors
Liability Driven Investment (LDI) Solutions
A customized approach using a range of duration-targeting credit strategies designed to help clients stay on their glidepaths and reduce funded-status volatility while also generating competitive yields to help meet plan obligations.
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Risk Transfer Management Services
Assist clients in developing strategies to transfer all or parts of pension plan liabilities and assets from corporate balance sheets to third parties.
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FHLB Program Strategies
Conning offers guidance in helping manage opportunities in Federal Home Loan Bank financing programs.
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Core, Core Plus, Total Return and Duration-based Fixed Income for pensions and other institutional investors
Featuring primarily investment-grade securities with an emphasis on undervalued sectors, diversification and risk management.
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Derivative and Overlay Solutions
Derivatives-based investment solutions that strategically improve risk-adjusted investment outcomes for institutional investors.
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Peer Analysis
A benchmarking tool offering insight into trends and opportunities in investment portfolios, underwriting and operations to help insurers better understand their competitive position.
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Strategic Asset Allocation
Conning's process of developing investment strategies that examine the portfolio’s role within the insurer’s entire operation, rather than simply focusing on optimizing returns.
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* The Strategies are representative of Conning's global offerings. To learn more about specific strategies, please contact the Conning investment representative in your region.

All asset classes carry risks in addition to their rewards; for more information about risks click here.