Archive

  • M&G Investments creates Asia Pacific equity team

    05 September 2019

    The seven-strong team was hired from Port Meadow Capital Management

  • European insurers fall short on FX scenario testing

    05 September 2019

    Less than one-quarter of Europe’s largest firms publish results of currency stress testing, according to research by Insurance Risk Data. David Walker reports

  • Investment markets drive reinsurance sector's 8% capital growth in H1

    04 September 2019

    Falling bond yields and rising equity markets main driver of capital increase, Willis Re said

  • Axa IMRA invests in two Australian hospitals

    04 September 2019

    Investment made as part of a joint venture with Grosvenor Group and Centuria Heathley

  • Scor launches new strategy

    04 September 2019

    Investment arm has been set a return on invested assets target of between 2.4% and 2.9%

  • Japan’s T&D Insurance ties up with Tikehau Capital

    04 September 2019

    Asset manager will distribute private debt products through insurer network

  • Convex Group appoints investment accounting and reporting provider

    04 September 2019

    Clearwater Analytics will provide its cloud-based services to the insurance group

  • Investors overlooking the 'S' and 'G' of ESG, NN IP says

    03 September 2019

    Survey finds investors see more potential for returns in environmental factors than in social and governance ones

  • Reinsurers increasingly exposed to asset risk, but liability risk still the main focus

    03 September 2019

    Rating agencies Moody’s and S&P Global have published their 2020 reinsurance outlook noting slight changes in investment risk appetite. Though marginal at this stage, the change could become significant in five to 10 years’ time. David Walker and Vincent Huck report

  • Columbia Threadneedle deputy CIO steps down

    03 September 2019

    William Davies, global head of equities, to replace Mark Burges as CIO for EMEA