Archive

  • Insurers hear train coming

    16 August 2018

    Europe's liberalisation move in the rail sector provides ample promises of returns for institutional investors such as insurers. Despite tailwinds from the legislators and regulators, investors still have to manage the complexity of such deals as well as the risks they incur to ultimately be on the right track. David Walker reports

  • Mid-market corporate lending too "crowded"

    15 August 2018

    Investors should look for smaller, niche sectors, Willis Towers Watson advises

  • Call for ESG integration in draft standards for sustainable palm oil

    15 August 2018

    Signatories including insurers' asset managers criticise certification body for being a step behind current corporate policy commitments

  • New rule facilitates investments in Argentinian venture capital

    15 August 2018

    Insurers can now invest up to 1% of their net assets in entrepreneurial projects

  • "Government lacks urgency and boldness," UK impact investment unit

    14 August 2018

    Taskforce tells the Treasury and Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport in interim feedback report

  • MEAG and Luxcara structure debt and equity deal for wind farm

    14 August 2018

    Deal includes project bonds worth and privately placed equity investment with the Munich Re group

  • Singaporean life insurance insurers' AuM boost

    14 August 2018

    Increase in assets under management strengthens the country’s position as Asia’s financial hub

  • US insurers pulling out of hedge funds

    14 August 2018

    Although insurers tend to have relatively low exposures to hedge funds, in recent years investments in the asset class have dropped amongst US insurers. However, changes in the economic environment suggest this trend could be reversed in the coming years. Vincent Huck reports

  • Australia’s largest insurers’ profits bolstered by investment returns

    13 August 2018

    Smaller insurers earned higher returns from underwriting activities, but earned lower returns from investment and suffered greater losses.

  • Regulatory change to cash reserve rule relieves gains pressure on Talanx

    13 August 2018

    German insurer cuts profit-taking, and ZZR contribution by 69%, ahead of expected law change