Archive

  • Prudential Financial and China Life invest $110m in Chinese broker

    08 August 2016

    Everbright Securities attracts $789m from eight cornerstone investors

  • BoE rate cut and QE extension: the industry reacts

    04 August 2016

    Aviva's CEO questions rate cut, analysts expect further QE in 2016

  • Leveraged loans an asset in waiting

    27 July 2016

    Leveraged loans are often perceived as riskier than equivalent high-yield bonds, but market participants believe this is unfair and the asset is due a revaluation. Sarfraz Thind reports

  • Insurers neglecting climate risks to asset portfolios

    21 July 2016

    Ageas, MassMutual, Talanx and New York Life among the worst

  • Three more managers suspend UK property funds

    06 July 2016

    Henderson, Columbia Threadneedle and Canada Life take total up to six

  • M&G latest to suspend property fund

    06 July 2016

    Asset management arm of Prudential Financial suspends £4.4bn UK Property Fund

  • Transitional recalculation reduces risk of asset fire sales

    05 July 2016

    Financial Policy Committee defends flexible implementation of Solvency II framework

  • Brexit credit spread widening biggest threat to UK insurer balance sheets

    28 June 2016

    Spread widening and rating migration increasing pressure

  • L&G reduced asset risk in run up to referendum

    28 June 2016

    Solvency ratio falls to 156% from 169% at end-2015

  • Brexit fuels uncertainty on UK illiquid asset investment

    21 June 2016

    Withdrawal of EIB guarantee could harm UK investment prospects