Archive

  • Manulife AM among affiliates reshuffling investment chiefs in Asia

    24 January 2017

    Insurers' managers hunt for candidates with extensive investing expertise

  • Generali's move on Intesa blocks Allianz

    24 January 2017

    Generali buys 3% stake in Italian bank

  • Generali takeover rumours centre on Allianz's appetite for new assets

    23 January 2017

    German insurer could partner with Intesa Sanpaolo in potential investment

  • Pimco launches ESG fund for EMEA

    19 January 2017

    Will favour sovereign and investment grade corporate bond issuers with best-in-class ESG practices

  • Allianz makes third US wind farm investment in one year

    17 January 2017

    Uncorrelated returns and tax incentive attract insurer to the asset class

  • Japanese regulator reveals signatories to local investment code

    29 December 2016

    Insurers still lag pensions as asset owner adherents

  • Allianz fronts €366m for pan-European property portfolio

    20 December 2016

    Real estate loans are an "important building block" in low-yield environment

  • German insurers grew investments by 4% in 2015

    20 December 2016

    BaFin data shows investment funds the big winners

  • What are the ESG alternatives to renewables and divestment?

    14 December 2016

    Hot on the heels of the FSB's guide to incorporating climate risks in investment decisions, Environmental Finance's Peter Cripps examines some of the alternative strategies being executed by insurers to reduce their exposures to risks stemming from climate change.

  • Allianz buys 80% of €330m wind farm portfolio

    13 December 2016

    PNE WIND will invest in more wind farm projects after its largest sale to date