Equity insurance management

Equity insurance management picks quality stocks, harbouring long-term opportunities, fully integrating environmental, social and governance criteria. Quality companies are characterised by their robust long-term business model (strong pricing power, clear growth levers, recognised management quality and recurrent cashflow) and a solid balance sheet, and also have the ability to weather economic cycles with reduced volatility.

  1. Define the investable universe. The first quantitative filter aiming to identify quality stocks, under a proprietary analysis which assesses the quality of the business model, the management and the balance sheet. The selection process is reinforced by an ESG filter, using a proprietary tool, and also by our sector and exclusion policies 
  2. Select stock within the investable universe  is based on fundamental financial and non-financial analysis used to establish a target valuation level and a target price, based on proprietary models.
  3. Construct portfolio. Taking into account the insurance management framework and constantly seeking to optimise management objectives. Investment timing, position calibration and the realisation of capital gains programmes take our anticipated equity trend scenario into account and, depending on our clients’ objectives, also non-financial ratings and the carbon intensity/footprint trajectory, for example.
  4. Pilot and control portfolio. PASS, our key dedicated proprietary insurance management tool enables investments to be simulated and selected, managed and monitored. Multi-dimensional piloting combines accounting and regulatory aspects, financial production, capital gains or losses, provisions for asset depreciation and non-financial objectives.
  • people

    AN ORGANISATION 100% DEDICATED TO INSURANCE

    Within the Insurance department, 8 equity insurance managers. €20 billion in assets under management - source Ostrum AM, 06/30/2026

  • process

    PASS: OUR CUTTING-EDGE INSURANCE PLATFORM

    Manage, simulate, project and monitor portfolios in real time from all investment angles: financial, non-financial, regulatory, accounting, asset/liabilities allocation

  • target

    TAILOR-MADE SOLUTIONS

    Ostrum AM, an expert in tailor-made solutions for institutional investors including insurers, mutual insurance companies and pension funds, with 93% of our assets under management being customised.

  • Frédéric Leguay
    Frédéric Leguay

    Head of Fundamental Equities Portfolio Management

Cash Management: Money Market Funds vs. Bank Deposits
Reading time : 5 min.
INSIGHTS MARKETS
The strategic choice of treasurers and institutional investorsCash is backSince 2022, the cash management landscape has been profoundly disrupted. After a decade of negative rates – a period where holding cash was a real cost for companies and institutional investors – the European Central Bank’s monetary normalisation has dramatically changed the game. The ECB deposit rate rose from -0.5% to 4% in just a few quarters, before stabilising around 2% (2.25% since June 2026), with prospects of a gradual increase towards 2.50% by the end of 2026 (Ostrum Asset Management estimates, as of September 2026).This new reality has transformed the perception of cash within finance departments and institutional investment teams. Liquidity is no longer seen as a dormant asset but rather as a true asset class in its own right that deserves strategic attention on par with equities and bonds. In this environment, a key question for any treasurer or institutional investor is: should I use bank deposits or money market funds to manage my liquidity ?
09/23/2026
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Ostrum AM Perspectives September 2026
Reading time : 15 min.
INSIGHTS MARKETS
Each month we share the conclusions from the monthly strategy investment committee which provides a summary of Ostrum AM's views on the economy, strategy and markets.
09/21/2026
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