Alternative investments

The estimated $490 million deal is a part of a push from Nippon Life to expand its asset management operations.

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One alternative tactic, though expensive, includes buying put options on equities or an index, according to the team.

The move comes as part of a wider push to deepen the firm’s offerings across income-generating assets.

The asset manager’s institutional assets have grown in each of the past five years, increasing about 45% since 2011.