Archive

  • Zurich reports rising investment income for Q3

    10 November 2016

    Thanks to inflation/FX benefit

  • Insurers overestimate business valuation, Milliman research suggests

    26 October 2016

    Consultancy advocates market-consistent embedded value reporting

  • Mortgaging the future

    10 October 2016

    Insurers are realising gains on fixed-income assets faster than ever before. It is a risky strategy, with little regard for future profitability. Sarfraz Thind reports.

  • Zurich wants $2bn in green bonds

    16 August 2016

    Head of responsible investment pushes for sovereign green bonds

  • Zurich mandates €400m real estate fund to UBS Real Estate Asset Management

    08 July 2016

    Primary targets will be office and retail properties

  • Tail risk increased since Brexit vote, says Zurich's Miller

    30 June 2016

    Further equity falls expected in coming weeks

  • Columbia Threadneedle hires head of insurance solutions from Pimco

    10 June 2016

    Eugene Dimitriou to structure investment solutions for insurance clients

  • Zurich looking for solutions to Asian investment jam

    27 April 2016

    Dealing with low interest rates is a global issue, but in Asia Pacific there are additional challenges facing insurers, as Zurich's regional investment manager Michael Vos explains to Sarfraz Thind

  • 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

  • Investment appointments at Zurich, LGIM, Axa IM

    16 February 2016

    Zurich hires CFO, LGIM an infrastructure associate, Axa IM an equities manager