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IMF backs global capital standard for insurers
10 October 2018Solvency II is welcome, but broader coverage is needed to minimise economic threats
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Axa and Beazley agree London skyscraper tenancy
10 October 2018Insurer will take 50,000 sq metres of office space in 62-storey building that will be completed late next year
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NN Group announces tar sands investment policy
10 October 2018But environmentalists call for more in light of IPCC’s call for drastic actions
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Japanese insurer opens shop in Silicon Valley
10 October 2018MS&AD on the hunt for transformative investments
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Aviva board push CEO out
09 October 2018Nearly 4% of shareholders, including Legal & General IM, had voted against Mark Wilson re-election in last AGM
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Asian insurer outsourcing set for double digit growth, says McKinsey
09 October 2018Asian insurers’ assets are the new frontier for unaffiliated asset managers
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Axa IMRA acquires land for Melbourne office building development
09 October 2018Property pre-let to Australian software group for 10 years
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Allianz leases San Francisco’s famous Ferry Building
09 October 2018Joint venture with Hudson Pacific costs $291m
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Emerging market corporate debt stands alone
Emerging market corporate debt has been a rapidly growing universe over the last 10 years. What might be of surprise is that over 55% of the EM corporate universe is investment grade.
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EMD and insurers: strange bedfellows?
“Emerging market debt (EMD) is still not seen as a core asset class for many European insurers, due to concerns over its risk/return profile, credit spectrum and market capacity. We believe these concerns are misplaced.”