Archive

  • Chesnara de-risks Dutch assets to reduce capital requirements

    29 March 2018

    Chesnara sold indirect investments in equity holdings and bought fixed income assets during 2017, to de-risk the portfolio of its Dutch business, Scildon.

  • What next for Scottish Widows' asset portfolio?

    28 March 2018

    Scottish Widows' decision to dump asset manager Aberdeen marked a rare public announcement by an insurer to change third-party managers. Gavin Stewart, director of asset allocation at Scottish Widows, shares insights on its next asset manager selection process with Sarfraz Thind

  • Allianz Real Estate expands into CEE with Vienna office managed by Villadsen

    28 March 2018

    Allianz Real Estate, the property arm of the German insurer, has opened an office in Vienna and appointed Thomas Villadsen to the newly-created role of director of Austria and Central & Eastern Europe (CEE).

  • L&G strikes Scottish hotel deal

    28 March 2018

  • PGIM Real Estate promotes executive director to head of European investment research

    27 March 2018

    PGIM Real Estate, the real estate business of Prudential Financial's investment unit, has named its current executive director Greg Kane as head of European investment research.

  • Axa IMRA acquires Finnish commercial portfolio

    27 March 2018

    Axa Investment Managers - Real Assets (Axa IMRA) has purchased the Kluuvi retail and office asset in the centre of Helsinki, Finland, for an undisclosed price.

  • New Nordic to manage legacy assets in deal with Darag

    26 March 2018

    Investment management firm New Nordic Advisors has formed a partnership with Darag, a leading acquirer of European non-life legacy business, to launch a new consolidation vehicle.

  • Zurich's Johanna Köb: investors can make a return while doing good

    26 March 2018

    Johanna Köb, head of responsible investment at Zurich, talks to Cintia Cheong on the importance of adequate pricing of greenhouse gases and how investors can make a profit while doing good to the society and environment.

  • World's biggest green bond fund attracts insurers

    26 March 2018

    Amundi has launched the world's biggest green bond fund with $1.42bn in investments from insurers, pension funds and development banks.

  • Allianz chief refutes portfolio theory criticisms

    22 March 2018