Archive

  • L&G completes more real estate deals

    19 June 2015

    Insurer involved in housing and home care developments

  • Vermeir: "It took us one and a half years to prepare for infrastructure investing"

    19 June 2015

    Group head of investments at Ageas, Wim Vermeir, talks to Hugo Coelho about the pluses and minuses of investing in infrastructure loans, including proposals to revise the capital charges under the impending Solvency II regime

  • French insurers take stakes in hotel development company

    18 June 2015

    Crédit Agricole Assurances and Sogécap invest in FDM Management

  • Amundi to be floated by year-end

    18 June 2015

    Nearly half its AuM are for insurers

  • Sun Life Financial to buy real estate investment manager

    16 June 2015

    Bentall Kennedy purchase will expand insurer's asset management capabilities

  • LV= spices up traditional investments with commercial mortgages

    11 June 2015

    The vast bulk of LV='s assets are managed externally and produce solid returns but, as it looks for extra yield, the UK's largest friendly society is building up its commercial mortgage investments. Mike Leonard, investment solutions manager, talks to IAR

  • Pimco and Oaktree buy stake in Polish developer

    11 June 2015

    One of largest real estate deals in the country

  • Fidelis to focus on total return strategy

    10 June 2015

    New insurer will shift capital and risk between insurance and investments to maximize ROE

  • Insurers and regulators still at odds over infrastructure investment

    05 June 2015

    Insurers' investment in infrastructure has stalled in the face of legal uncertainties over long-term commitments, proposed Solvency II capital charges that seem too high to the industry and growing competition for infrastructure assets. Sarfraz Thind explains

  • Aegon finalises French asset management deal

    04 June 2015

    Takes stake in La Banque Postale Asset Management