Archive

  • The case against hedge fund divestment

    20 July 2016

    The poor performance of hedge funds has led some insurers to slash their allocation, but the asset class has the potential to produce yield in difficult markets, as Asa Gibson reports

  • Pimco appoints chief executive

    20 July 2016

    Emmanuel Roman replaces Douglas Hodge

  • L&G reduces redemption discount for UK property fund

    19 July 2016

    Market begins to stabilise after Brexit panic

  • Singapore considers capital treatment for infra assets

    15 July 2016

    Scopes out appetite for infra investments within RBC 2 framework

  • Investors brace for further QE

    14 July 2016

    Bank of England hints at "loosening of monetary policy" in August

  • Insurers shift alternative allocations

    13 July 2016

    Investments in direct infrastructure, direct PE and illiquid credit rise in 2015

  • Industry takes two-track approach to forestry investment

    13 July 2016

    Big insurers want to avoid correlation with natural catastrophe liabilities while smaller players dodge political risk

  • Catching the last wave of the credit cycle

    13 July 2016

    Confronted with the prospect of an increase in default rates, insurers are hunting for yield in a more selective but expansive way, BlackRock's Zach Buchwald tells Hugo Coelho

  • Axa IM appoints new CFO

    13 July 2016

    Jean-Christophe Ménioux will also take on responsibilities as general secretary

  • Aviva acquires freehold to £74.5m student accommodation property

    12 July 2016

    770-bed property leased to Coventry University for 30 years