Archive

  • Is it really a small world after all? Protectionism strikes back

    21 March 2019

    Most insurers’ chief investment officers and asset managers have grown up investing during the long trend of beneficial globalisation. The trend was their friend. But as evidence of its unravelling builds, they are asking if the elastic is just stretching or about to snap back. Vincent Huck went in search of answers

  • Lack of uniformity in sensitivity analysis raises questions

    14 March 2019

    While some insurers prepare for full force hurricanes, others get ready for light showers. Insurance Risk Data reveals the extend of diversity in the stress test, and why it might be of concern. David Walker reports

  • Generali's M&A path pays off in investment profits

    14 March 2019

    Italian now earns 174bps more on investments than average policy guarantee

  • Deals Round-up: 12 March 2019

    12 March 2019

    Legal & General Capital, Generali, Axa Investment Managers, Metlife Investment Management

  • UN PSI launches new ESG guide

    27 February 2019

    Calling for the homogeneous integration of ESG factors on both sides of insurers balance sheets

  • Generali takes 12% stake in Trieste development

    27 December 2018

    Italian insurer will be principal investor in Trieste Convention Centre

  • Generali acquires specialist asset manager from Bank of America Merrill Lynch

    06 December 2018

    CM Investment Solutions and its $11bn AuM specialises in alternative UCITS funds

  • French insurers’ climate-related disclosures under the spotlight

    23 November 2018

    Disclosures have improved, but retail investors still do not know whether their savings are invested in a sustainable future

  • Generali pursuing insurer mandates

    21 November 2018

    Italian asset manager to target insurers assets with expectation of doubling profits by 2021

  • Generali pension pot to boost AuM

    16 November 2018

    General Global Pension will provide added capital for asset managers to invest