Archive

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

    03 March 2016

    New assets more than offset negative FX and valuation effects

  • Aviva Investors remodels investment team

    02 March 2016

    Departure of CIO David Lis triggers reshuffle

  • Allianz Real Estate partners with VGP for €500m+ venture

    01 March 2016

    Focus will be logistics and semi-industrial real estate

  • L&G breaks into direct housebuilding

    01 March 2016

    Ramps up exposure to housing market to boost investment returns

  • Aflac piles into equities to fight Japan's low rates

    29 February 2016

    Japanese portfolio's equity holding leaps 21-fold to $493m

  • The virtues of alternative beta

    29 February 2016

    Alternative beta is increasingly gaining traction among institutional investors and is particularly relevant to mitigate current equity-related risks. Chris Stevens, senior associate at London-based financial advisor bfinance, explains why.

  • Regulator: Chinese insurers move assets to equity, alternatives

    29 February 2016

    Less exposure to fixed income and deposits

  • NN's use of volatility adjustment brings unusual sensitivities

    26 February 2016

    Dutch insurer is not optimising assets around the VA

  • Equities slump hits AIA profits

    26 February 2016

    Adverse currency movements also contribute to 22% drop in net profit

  • XL Catlin hires VP for alternative capital unit

    25 February 2016

    Daniel Brookman joins from Montpelier Re