Archive

  • M&G Real Estate to fund Birmingham office development

    17 March 2016

    Construction will cost around £200m

  • Swiss Life's real estate manager does €3.3bn of deals

    17 March 2016

    €1.8bn in purchases and €1.5bn in sales

  • Parliament clears the way for Solvency II infrastructure charge cuts

    17 March 2016

    Agenda turns to capital treatment of securitisations and government bonds

  • Ping An to acquire quality stocks and real estate to counter yuan weakness

    17 March 2016

    Chinese insurer greatly profited from bullish market in 2015, but must now diversify

  • Asset risks lead Moody's to dim outlook for Chinese insurers

    16 March 2016

    Lower interest rates and risker assets threaten life firms

  • Anbang chases another hotel chain

    16 March 2016

    The Chinese insurer offers $12.8bn for Starwood

  • 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.

  • L&G ramps up direct investments to back annuities

    15 March 2016

    UK insurer plans to write up to £500m of lifetime mortgages

  • Anbang buys US hotel portfolio from Blackstone - sources

    14 March 2016

    Deal is worth $6.5bn, sources told the media