Archive

  • 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

  • Energy efficiency projects offer 'lifeline' to long-term investors

    12 July 2016

    Aviva Investors chief advises firms to be creative with alternative asset portfolios

  • Allianz secures stake in Dublin retail centre

    11 July 2016

    Insurer splits ownership of property with Hammerson

  • Chinese insurers ordered to improve disclosures

    11 July 2016

    Regulator wants greater sight over diversifying investment strategies

  • Zurich mandates €400m real estate fund to UBS Real Estate Asset Management

    08 July 2016

    Primary targets will be office and retail properties

  • 'Investors are in the twilight zone' - NN IP chief

    08 July 2016

    While Axa IMRA sees opportunities in UK real estate

  • L&G in £84.5m sale-and-leaseback deal

    08 July 2016

    Insurer agrees 25-year lease with Whitbread for hotel in London