Archive

  • Swiss Life increases allocation to real estate

    03 March 2017

    Reports further growth in third party assets under management

  • UK student loan book: a political risk worth taking?

    03 March 2017

    The UK government has structured a tranche of the 2002 to 2006 student loan book to make it attractive to insurance investors. Insurers are wary of political risks, however. Callum Tanner reports

  • MetLife Investments appoints chief market strategist

    02 March 2017

    Drew Matus replaces Phil Melville

  • ETFs entice European insurers

    02 March 2017

    Market volatility, low interest rates and liquidity drive ETF use

  • Is the relationship between insurer and asset manager facing disruption?

    01 March 2017

    The relationship between asset manager and insurer could be entering a new era, as WTW attempts to bring investors and managers into a single marketplace via its Asset Management Exchange. Asa Gibson talks to the man hoping to create the Amazon of investment, Oliver Jaegemann.

  • China Re blames investment performance in stark profit warning for 2016

    01 March 2017

    Underwriter cautions profitability decline could exceed one-third of 2015 levels

  • Nippon Life in maiden overseas project finance loan

    01 March 2017

    Ten-year $100m loan to finance liquefied natural gas project in the US

  • Baloise partners with venture capital firm

    28 February 2017

    Will invest in start-ups with strategic relevance, but positive ROI still important

  • Insurers' investment styles to be profiled

    28 February 2017

    Consultancy launches software to assign an "investment personality" to insurers

  • IFoA to investigate decision-making by investors

    28 February 2017

    Emotional, psychological and political biases among possible topics for research