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The art of asset allocation
25 November 2014Creating an asset allocation policy is only the first step in an insurer's asset management business. Getting the policy implemented is a whole separate challenge. Julian Temes, head of strategy implementation at Zurich, talks to Sarfraz Thind about the nitty gritty of execution.
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Friends Life and Aviva merger spells bad news for asset managers
24 November 2014Aviva Investors would take over outsourced mandates
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Axa estimates impact of flat reinvestment rates
21 November 2014Earnings cut by €40m a year for life & savings unit
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Chinese insurer buys Sydney hotel
21 November 2014Sunshine pays $399m for Sheraton on the Park
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Securian more than triples its external insurance AuM
21 November 2014Boost will come from buying majority stake in AAM
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ECM launches EU infrastructure fund
20 November 2014Targets €750m in closed-ended platform
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Weighing up the capital charges for assets under Solvency II
19 November 2014Gareth Mee runs through the capital charges that will apply to assets commonly held by insurers and explains where internal models could bring a better or worse treatment than the standard formula
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No signs of herd behaviour in insurers' search for yield, says Eiopa
19 November 2014Regulation must not spur buying of any asset class, according to Bernardino
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Insurers' DGFs show heavy bias towards equities
18 November 2014DGF market will top $300bn by 2018, says Spence Johnson
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Spread risk "at top of CEO agenda"
18 November 2014Low yields have led insurers to take more asset risk