Archive

  • Axa takes full control of its Chinese subsidiary

    29 November 2018

    Insurer to acquire outstanding 50% of Axa Tianping for €584m

  • M&G and LGIM finance new student accommodations

    29 November 2018

    M&G invests £125m in Urbanest City to house Kings College students, as LGIM invests in Edinburgh University dwellings

  • IFRS 17 & 9 series: a fork in the road

    29 November 2018

    In the final part of this series on the impact of the international financial reporting standards (Ifrs) on insurers' financial reporting, Vincent Huck looks at the potential impact of the standards on risk appetite, and why insurers want to postpone implementing them.

  • European Commission's TEG to issue first draft of taxonomy, and call for more experts

    29 November 2018

    A first draft of the EU's taxonomy of climate mitigation activities will be unveiled next week, probably on Tuesday.

  • Eiopa consults on integrating sustainability into Solvency II and IDD

    29 November 2018

    Sustainability risks must be factored into underwriting and investments

  • Natixis Assurances to boost green assets to 10% of AuM

    28 November 2018

    Insurer will focus on green bonds as it plots to achieve target by 2030

  • Insurers invest more than £750m in world's largest wind farm

    27 November 2018

    Aviva Investors and LGIM RA revealed as key lenders for GIP's purchase of 50% of Hornsea One offshore wind farm

  • Penn Mutual AM targeting the smaller insurer

    27 November 2018

    Penn Mutual Asset Management is on the lookout for insurer assets. Since it rebranded in 2014, the Penn Mutual affiliate has been saying it is on a push to target the small-tier US insurance market that it believes to be poorly catered for by larger asset managers. But does it have what smaller insurers want? By Sarfraz Thind

  • XL to divest $600m coal-related assets following Axa’s takeover

    26 November 2018

    French insurer’s climate policy extended to new division

  • CFA Institute EMEA conference: what asset owners want

    26 November 2018

    Move to alternatives redefining relationships with asset managers