Archive

  • Asian infrastructure both an opportunity and challenge

    16 March 2016

    Asian governments have been looking to spur private investment in infrastructure. But demand is somewhat restrained as tight supply and falling yields make it harder for insurance investors to access local deals. Sarfraz Thind reports

  • Axa IMRA raises €6.9bn in 2015

    16 March 2016

    Axa Investment Managers - Real Assets raised €6.9bn ($7.6bn) of capital in 2015, including €4.1bn for equity and €2.8bn for debt strategies.

  • MassMutual's asset management affiliates to combine

    11 March 2016

    Babson, Barings, Cornerstone and Wood Creek to combine under Barings brand

  • PGIM expands capacity in India with acquisition

    09 March 2016

    Affiliate DHFL Pramerica acquires Deutsche Asset Management (India)

  • How does Brexit affect insurers' assets?

    09 March 2016

    Aside from a currency impact, likely effects include market volatility, a hit on UK government bonds and wider corporate spreads. Benedicte Gravrand reports

  • Axa IM Real Assets appoints execs, launches EU real estate fund

    08 March 2016

    Ruulke Bagijin to lead PE, €500m committed to RE fund

  • Swiss Life Asset Managers' third-party inflows drive growth

    03 March 2016

    New assets more than offset negative FX and valuation effects

  • Insurers raise allocations to high-dividend equity strategies

    16 February 2016

    Better liability matching, accounting and tax treatments motivate switch, say asset managers

  • Aberdeen CIO to lead M&G

    01 February 2016

    Anne Richards to replace Michael McLintock

  • Appointments at Manulife AM, Axa IM, Zurich, Cornerstone Capital

    27 January 2016

    Five recent hires in the insurance and related asset management sector