Archive

  • Brexit and investment challenges will dominate IAR conference

    06 June 2016

    Only a week to go to the major annual insurance asset event

  • New York Life Investments appoints Kirk Lehneis as COO

    03 June 2016

    Will focus on expanding alternative investment solutions and ETFs in newly created role

  • Axa IMRA opens new retail fund

    02 June 2016

    Axa Selectiv' Immoservice created to help diversify retail investors' portfolios

  • MetLife to focus on structured finance and real estate mortgages

    02 June 2016

    Also favours fee-oriented and low-capital intensity businesses

  • Véronique Weill named CEO of newly created Axa Global Asset Management

    02 June 2016

    Her appointment is part of Axa's reshuffled management committee

  • As Chinese insurers make riskier bets, regulator prepares to inspect

    02 June 2016

    Tension is building up in China's insurance industry as their investments are to be spot-checked

  • US P&C insurers' investment income declined 16% in Q1

    01 June 2016

    Moody's also says insurers will trim their energy and commodity positions

  • Axa IMRA agrees to buy Asticus building in London for £80m

    01 June 2016

    Purchased from the Aberdeen UK Property fund

  • "Solvency II is the missing piece in the securitisation package"

    01 June 2016

    Paul Tang, rapporteur for the regulation on securitisations, urges the European Commission to ease the charges for insurers investing in simple, transparent and standardised (STS) securitisations, and rules out the introduction of compulsory third-party certification for such products demanded by the industry. He speaks to Hugo Coelho

  • London's super sewer, partly owned by Allianz and Swiss Life, seeks up to £400m

    31 May 2016

    Bazalgette Tunnel aims to raise between £200m and £400m from a sale of bonds