Archive

  • Phoenix Group invests €60m in Italian gas network

    01 July 2022

    The investment has been made via asset manager abrdn

  • Chart of the Week - Veni, vidi, vendidit ('I came, I saw, I sold [my BTPs]')

    01 July 2022

    Julius Caesar obviously loved the Roman Empire. Insurers' CIOs who kept selling off BTPs in 2021 seem less convinced

  • Italian insurers in first net capital loss position "for several years" as rates rise

    01 July 2022

    IVASS head leaves door open for re-emergence of non-unit linked products

  • Research finds Europe's insurers hit 'peak stinginess' to shareholders

    01 July 2022

    Research paper found stress-tests did not affect buyback and dividend levels since 2018

  • Manulife looks to take full control of Chinese JV

    30 June 2022

    Insurer seeking to expand into China through asset management arm

  • US Climate: Tackling the transition's complexity

    30 June 2022

    The pressure for insurers to implement sustainability into their investments has never been greater. But doing so is not the easy task some may think, as panellists at Insurance Asset Risk's US Webinar on Climate and Sustainability discussed. Sarfraz Thind reports

  • PIMCO appoints Qi Wang to CIO portfolio implementation

    30 June 2022

    A newly-created role amongst the investment manager's CIO leadership team

  • PIC commits £200m to UK retirement communities

    30 June 2022

    Its first investment in market with "huge untapped potential"

  • Allianz Real Estate acquires Italian office

    30 June 2022

    The €175m asset is located in Rome's central business district

  • Higher rates to reduce pressure on insurer earnings, says Fitch

    30 June 2022

    Agency maintains neutral outlook for most insurance markets