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Goodbye gilts as Solvency II shifts asset allocation
20 January 2016Prompted by Solvency II, some insurers have moved out of government bonds and into swaps and short-dated government or corporate bonds. But the swap-based approach is not without its challenges, as Sarfraz Thind reports
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Willis Towers Watson hires two investment consultants for insurance division
20 January 2016WTW expects greater demand for insurance investment solutions
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Allianz buys shopping centre in Slovakia
19 January 2016Further diversification for real estate portfolio.
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LGIM hires banker to head private debt business
19 January 2016Asset manager will start in Europe but aim to build global business
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Legal & General winds down first property fund
19 January 2016L&G Property sells off remaining assets of first property fund
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IAIS flags concern over illiquid corporate bond markets
18 January 2016Supervisors urged to re-examine asset portfolios
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Ex-GSAM portfolio head joins PGIM Fixed Income
18 January 2016Stephen Warren to co-manage fixed income quant and risk team
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Insurance portfolio manager joins J.P. Morgan from Goldman Sachs
15 January 2016London-based Nick Malangone joins multi-asset solutions team
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Allianz buys first wind park in Finland
15 January 2016Allianz Capital Partners expands European renewable energy programme
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Nippon Life is looking to buy foreign asset managers
15 January 2016Nippon Life will be buying foreign asset managers "to pursue a wide range of opportunities."