Archive

  • Aberdeen hires head of insurance solutions

    21 January 2016

    Asset manager seeks to expand its £120bn of insurance AuM

  • Allianz buys first wind park in Finland

    15 January 2016

    Allianz Capital Partners expands European renewable energy programme

  • Why asset managers should care about TAS

    13 January 2016

    Complying with the FRC's technical actuarial standards is ultimately the responsibility of insurers but asset managers can help ensure that the data used in Solvency II calculations meets the TAS, explains Pamela Hellig

  • Sun Life Financial appoints Randy Brown as CIO

    11 January 2016

    Takes over from Steve Peacher, who continues as president

  • Swiss Life AM acquires hotel complex in Munich

    18 December 2015

    Bought for real estate portfolio of Swiss Life in Germany

  • Munich Re Q3 results hit by investment performance

    05 November 2015

    Lowers projection of investment return for the year

  • Insurers need change in mindset to embrace ETFs fully

    29 October 2015

    The attraction of exchange-traded funds to insurance investors is increasing but further growth may be slowed by regulatory worries and resistance from proponents of an active approach to portfolio management. Sarfraz Thind reports

  • Insurers take on more investment risk as quantitative easing bites

    26 October 2015

    Industry falls out of love with infra debt and ramps up cash holdings

  • Axa arm capitalises on buoyant German property market

    09 October 2015

    Clocks up €756m of deals since the beginning of 2015

  • Commission orders cut to Solvency II charges on infrastructure and ABS

    01 October 2015

    Capital treatment of private equity up for review