Archive

  • EU's €400m venture capital fund hopes to attract insurer interest

    08 November 2016

    VC funds often too small for larger investors to bother with

  • Direct Line sells £350m securitised credit portfolio

    08 November 2016

    Cites Solvency II requirements and disappointing returns

  • Think outside the box with private credit

    07 November 2016

    The time has come for insurance companies to move from window-shoppers to genuine private credit investors and grab some rare yield pick-up, say AB's Arnaud Mounier and Roger Cozzi

  • Aviva calls on authorities to "play ball" on infrastructure charges

    07 November 2016

    UK insurer reveals plans to invest £10bn in asset class

  • Hiscox gains from 'hunt for yield'

    07 November 2016

    Fixed income and equities perform well in Q3

  • Aviva flags 10 coal companies for divestment

    07 November 2016

    Asian firms earmarked for potential divestment after failure to engage

  • Manulife appoints head of ESG

    04 November 2016

    Emily Chew in newly created role

  • Equity losses persist to dent Fairfax results

    04 November 2016

    Defensive equity hedging costing the insurer as it prepares for deflationary economy

  • Alternatives and dividends boost Swiss Re investment returns

    04 November 2016

    But running investment yield extends uninterrupted fall

  • Lancashire gains from doubling equity position

    03 November 2016

    Strong Q3 performance also driven by fixed income and bank loans