Archive

  • Prudential affiliate joins Allianz in emerging markets infrastructure foray

    30 June 2017

    Eastspring Investments commits $500m to World Bank programme

  • Why Aegon, Allianz, Aviva and NN are well prepared for rising rates

    30 June 2017

    Many loans and mortgages offer resilience to interest rate volatility, and with talk of rising rates becoming more frequent – whether through optimism or anticipation – IAR unmasks the largest life insurers' allocations to the lesser-used asset classes. David Walker Reports

  • Insurer-owned UK asset managers grow AuM faster than rivals

    29 June 2017

    Moody's survey reveals UK asset managers grew AuM during 2015 and 2016, but fee pressure dampens revenue growth

  • Solvency II filings reveal extent of life insurers' illiquid investments

    28 June 2017

    Insurance Risk Data, the data service offered by the publishers of IAR, examined the QRTs of Europe's largest life companies that together run €1trn of investments and found they had allocated €375.7bn to five illiquid asset classes. David Walker reports

  • Allianz CIO targets long duration and diversification amid heightened systemic risks

    20 June 2017

    Gathering risks cause for watchfulness, says Andreas Gruber

  • Insurers are bystanders on climate change risk management

    19 June 2017

    Majority of the industry falls short on managing climate change risks in investment portfolios, but Axa and Aviva deemed leaders by AODP report

  • Allianz backs US solar project

    06 June 2017

    German insurer's global investment business completes back leveraged loan

  • Allianz's US wind farm portfolio grows again

    24 May 2017

    Latest deal marks the firm's fifth tax equity investment in US wind in past 15 months

  • Allianz takes further benefit from high value bond portfolio

    12 May 2017

    Realised gains of €1.6bn to feed German interest rate reserve

  • Mapfre subscribes to UN's Responsible Investment Principles

    09 May 2017

    List of insurance signatories grows as pressure mounts on industry to invest responsibly