Archive

  • Japanese insurer takes 25% stake in Singapore Life

    01 July 2019

    Singaporean insurer has $247m of assets under management

  • Blockchain to democratise infra investments, Eastspring CIO says

    01 July 2019

    Virginie Maisonneuve highlights key risks and opportunities for infra investment in Asean

  • Dai-ichi to launch foreign equity ESG funds

    01 July 2019

    Japanese insurer will also increase its impact investments

  • Video: quarterly results versus long-term investment objectives

    01 July 2019

    PZU's investment chief Robert Kubin recommends that investors focus on quarterly results but not at the expense of the longer term health of the business.

  • Chubb’s coal exclusion policy to impact at least $10m of assets

    01 July 2019

    US insurer had $30m invested in fossil fuel in 2017

  • Axa Investment Managers appoints global head of fixed income

    28 June 2019

    Christope Herpet takes over from Gilles Dauphiné who joins Amundi

  • Heightened appetite for illiquid assets could come back to bite insurers

    28 June 2019

    Lower compensations from illiquid assets, disruption from ESG considerations and political uncertainty as the new norm, are the key issues on top of insurers’ CIOs’ minds, according to an EY survey. Adam Leach reports

  • Swiss regulator should collect insurers’ data on bank exposures, IMF warns

    28 June 2019

    Financial sector assessment report for Switzerland notes requirement was dropped in 2015

  • Legal & General in £4bn Oxford University joint venture

    27 June 2019

    UK insurer to finance construction of residential and research buildings through funds from annuities, affiliate managed funds, and shareholders

  • What is the biggest threat to investment returns?

    27 June 2019

    Delegates at Insurance Asset Risk 2019 EMEA conference reveal the biggest risk on their minds.