Archive

  • 'Insurers need to move from climate talk to climate action'

    05 May 2017

    Axa and Vivat's investment arms recently announced coal exclusion policies, while Axa also committed to stop underwriting coal projects – could this be a model for the rest of the industry? Peter Bosshard from anti-fossil fuel NGO the Sunrise Project comments.

  • Outsourced or in-house: Zurich's CIO on finding the right balance

    26 April 2017

    Urban Angehrn oversees Zurich Insurance Group's $190bn asset book. With no pure asset management business in the group, he talks to Asa Gibson about selecting managers, deciding when to manage in-house and the importance of responsible investment.

  • The insurance asset management gold rush

    15 March 2017

    Enticed by lucrative revenues, insurers are pushing into the asset management business like never before. Insurer-affiliated managers are currently some of the fastest growing in the world. With regulations and low rates driving increased insurer third-party asset outsourcing, the industry is in a prime position to pick up more business. Sarfraz Thind reports

  • UK real estate market to withstand Brexit uncertainty

    08 February 2017

    London market is vulnerable, however, says M&G Real Estate

  • Brexit makes regional properties "more attractive" than London

    06 February 2017

    Impact on real estate markets to last up to 18 months, says Kames

  • Hard Brexit and time for Trump

    19 January 2017

    The uncertainties that flowed into 2017 as a result of the unexpected events of 2016 are beginning to become clearer, and insurers can begin to adjust their asset allocation accordingly. Asa Gibson reports

  • Investing in a changing climate

    12 December 2016

    The response by insurers' investment operations to climate change has been branded embarrassing. Environmental Finance's Peter Cripps investigates what the industry can do on the asset side of the balance sheet to mitigate climate change risks in the first of a two-part analysis.

  • Equities and treasuries pumped on Trump

    01 December 2016

    As the dust settles after Donald Trump's surprise election win, investors and economists assess the likely consequences of his administration on financial markets. Asa Gibson reports

  • Dutch regulator warns insurers on mortgage investment risks

    30 November 2016

    Caution may not dim popularity of non-securitised mortgages

  • NN still hunting at home for higher investment yields

    18 November 2016

    Dutch insurer could buy yet more mortgages