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September 13, 2021
Securian Financial and Securian Asset Management Sign Principles for Responsible Investment
Furthering their commitment to secure a sustainable future, Securian Financial and its subsidiary, Securian Asset Management, have signed the United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI).
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April 12, 2021
Securian Asset Management Names Sean O’Connell President and CEO
Sean O’Connell will succeed David Kuplic as president and CEO of Securian Asset Management—and chief investment officer for Securian Financial—on July 1, 2021.
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January 15, 2021
Securian Asset Management welcomes Jennifer Pedigo
In this new role, Pedigo will provide leadership to advance Securian AM’s growth initiatives and commitment to building secure tomorrows for clients.
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March 31, 2020
Insurance Asset Risk: Recession not mortality most scary part of pandemic crisis
The length and depth of the recession is the scariest part of the COVID-19 crisis over mortality implications, according to Craig Stapleton, senior vice president at Securian AM.
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March 30, 2020
Fin News: Asset Managers Have Clashing Views on Coronavirus Severity
The current market instability is likely to persist for around 18-24 months, Securian Asset Management Senior V.P. Craig Stapleton warned, noting that the outbreak has exposed deeper weaknesses in the economy.
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March 26, 2020
Commercial Property Executive: Real Estate ETFs to be Tested by Market Turbulence
Lowell Bolken, vice president & portfolio manager within Securian AM’s real asset income team believes the growing interest in ETFs comes down to low fees in a relatively steady, upward trending REIT market.
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March 16, 2020
Insurance AUM Journal article: Why investors should ride the new higher-tech infrastructure wave with liquid real assets
Lowell Bolken CFA, Senior Vice President and Portfolio Manager with Securian Asset Management, discusses how the investment fundamentals for liquid real assets have improved as investment in the U.S.'s infrastructure benefits from advances in technology.
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March 9, 2020
Life Insurance Companies Look for More Multifamily Investments
Sean O'Connell, CFA, Senior Vice President of Securian AM, featured in a Q&A with Multifamily Executive magazine on how life insurance companies and their affiliates like to finance and sometimes invest in multifamily projects.
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March 5, 2020
PLANADVISOR Magazine: Beyond the Daily Market Moves, Opportunity Awaits
Investment managers spoke about the long-term themes they see dominating the markets for the 2020s. Read what Craig Stapleton, senior vice president and portfolio manager at Securian AM had to say.
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February 25, 2020
Chief Investment Officer: Gimme Shelter? How to Make Costly Housing More Affordable
Lynette Pineda, Vice President of Commercial Mortgages at Securian AM, shares her insights on tackling the problem of affordable housing.
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February 4, 2020
Chief Investment Officer: Crummy 2019 Earnings to Thunder Back This Year, Seers Say. Uh, Really?
Erica Bergsland, senior vice president at Securian Asset Management, noted that an easing monetary policy takes a while to kick in, hence its full effect has yet to be fully realized.
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January 22, 2020
Capital goods should be approached with caution: Investing expert
Securian Management vice president and portfolio manager Dan Henken on Fox Business News - the banking industry has come a long way since the financial crisis in 2008.
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December 27, 2019
Investment pros predict more growth ahead, with some threats
Dave Kuplic, President and CEO of Securian Asset Management, shares his thoughts on economic growth as part of the Star Tribune's Investors' Roundtable.
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December 16, 2019
"Commercial Mortgage Loans: The Middle Market Advantage" article published in Insurance AUM Journal
Sean O’Connell, CFA, Senior Vice President of Securian Asset Management, discusses the advantages and unique benefits of adding Commercial Mortgage Loans to investment portfolios.
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November 26, 2019
Insurance companies take on pension risk, so why wouldn’t DB plan sponsors take lessons from insurer’s investment strategies?
Jeremy Gogos, VP & Portfolio Manager for Quantitative Strategies and Mike Anderson, VP & Portfolio Manager for ALM, weigh in on the topic with Plan Sponsor.
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