Archive

  • IFRS 17 & 9 series: Asset allocation considerations

    22 November 2018

    In the second of a three parts series on the impact of the international financial reporting standards (Ifrs) on insurers' financial reporting, Vincent Huck looks at the potential impact of the new accounting standards, Ifrs 17 and 9, on asset allocation.

  • Ping An becomes largest HSBC shareholder

    06 November 2018

    Chinese insurer increases stake to overtake BlackRock

  • Chinese and UK investment associations sign MoU

    26 October 2018

    Paving the way for exchanges and cooperation between Chinese and UK asset managers

  • Macquarie University prices inaugural bonds

    30 August 2018

    With one bond allocated to asset managers and life insurance funds largely based in Australia

  • Prince of Wales says insurers need to step up on sustainability

    11 July 2018

    Events organised by the Prince of Wales can't be publicised, so it was a running joke among the attendees of his finance leaders' summit at St James Palace to ask how one had heard about the event. Surrounded by tapestries, art works, swords and powder guns hanging from the walls, 70 finance leaders were asked to commit to concrete actions to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreement. Vincent Huck got a glimpse through the door.

  • German insurers regain top spot for Spezialfonds

    18 June 2018

    Allianz affiliates are dominant providers of bespoke structure

  • LGIM announces exclusions from its £5bn Future World Funds

    12 June 2018

    Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) has named the companies it regards as leaders and laggards on climate change issues, as part of its attempt to remove climate-related risk from its £5 billion ($6.7 billion) Future World funds.

  • Aberdeen Standard Investments hopes to get Phoenix £7bn AuM

    30 May 2018

    Mandates 'under review' at Phoenix revealed in Aberdeen document

  • Insurance CIOs, regulators and investment leaders join IAR line up

    22 March 2017

    ABI chief Hugh Savill will discuss effect of changing regulation on insurers' investments

  • Royal London to sell Grade I listed building

    17 October 2016

    Insurer cites income profile of property and life cycle of associated fund as drivers behind sale