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Reviewing Variable Insurance Fund Filings from August, 2023

In August we identified no new variable portfolio registrations, as is usual for the summertime, but we did see a good amount of filing activity related to new share classes, sub-advisory adjustments and defined outcome...

Reviewing Variable Insurance Fund Filings from July, 2023

Similar to the prior month, in July we saw no new variable portfolio registrations, but that is typical of the summertime, when filing activity is slower. In this report we will cover developments we found...

Reviewing Variable Insurance Fund Filings from June, 2023

In our view, June was a rather slow month in terms of variable fund filing activity: we saw no new registrations, but there were some interesting changes of various types, along with the usual run...

An Update on Variable ESG and Defined Outcome Portfolios

In this report we’ll get caught up with two types of variable portfolios: those that are “defined outcome” in nature – in that they protect investors against a portion of investment losses – and those...

Reviewing Variable Insurance Fund Filings from May, 2023

In May we saw a moderate amount of variable fund filing activity: a few new registrations, a smattering of managerial changes, and more details on defined outcome portfolios that commenced operations. We will provide our...

Reviewing Variable Insurance Fund Filings from April, 2023

This commentary contains our coverage of noteworthy variable fund news from April, a time which was relatively slow in terms of filing activity, although there were a few significant developments…

Update: Variable Defined Outcome Portfolios

This spreadsheet concludes our coverage of variable defined outcome portfolios for 2022; during the fourth quarter 23 portfolios began reporting assets. At quarter’s end we counted 109 portfolios in operation which held $263.6 million in...

Wrapping Up Coverage of Defined Outcome Portfolios for 2022

Over the last quarter of 2022, the number of variable defined outcome portfolios in the industry continued to grow substantially, as did their assets under management. In this report we will conclude our reporting on...

Update: Variable ESG Portfolios

This spreadsheet concludes our coverage of variable Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) portfolios for 2022; at year end we counted 28 portfolios in operation, which held nearly $6.8 billion in assets…