Archive

  • Chart: UK insurers' allocation to EEA decreases

    20 November 2020

    But Brexit not the sole driver of the trend

  • Insurers' social investing takes the spotlight in battle against COVID-19

    18 May 2020

    If the pandemic has any silver lining, it is in boosting the prominence of the social aspect of environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing. David Walker investigates this 'elevation', and whether it will outlast the virus it is being rallied to combat.

  • Recession is coming, and it could spark credit appetite

    12 November 2018

    Panellists at upcoming Insurance Risk & Capital EMEA conference warn

  • Disruptive technologies challenge traditional infrastructure approach

    The future of infrastructure investment requires a dynamic, flexible, open-ended approach that takes into account the innovation in the sector and understands the potential positive impact on returns from emerging technologies.

  • Why it's time for insurers to embrace ESG investing

    A growing body of evidence suggests that ESG investing fosters better investment decisions, performance and risk management. While insurers lag other institutional investors in embracing ESG investing, momentum is building and things look set to change.

  • Columbia Threadneedle secures £50m Met Police multi-asset mandate

    14 March 2018

    Columbia Threadneedle Investments has been appointed by the Metropolitan Police Friendly Society (Metfriendly) to manage a £50m ($69m) multi-asset mandate.

  • Aviva Investors' head of sterling joins Columbia Threadneedle

    29 September 2016

    Asset manager seeks insurance expertise

  • Getting the measure of credit downgrade risk

    21 September 2016

    Investors are questioning the impact of credit downgrades on insurers' Solvency II balance sheets. Hugo Coelho investigates how firms are gauging this risk and why they resist putting a figure on it.

  • P&C insurers first to feel the pinch of negative yielding gilts

    11 August 2016

    Life insurers to hold on to long-dated bonds, despite BoE demand

  • Columbia Threadneedle hires head of insurance solutions from Pimco

    10 June 2016

    Eugene Dimitriou to structure investment solutions for insurance clients