Archive

  • 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

  • NN shifts equity strategy as European markets rebound

    31 May 2016

    NN's European HD funds cut consumer defensives exposure in favour of value investments

  • M&G Real Estate buys London private residential development

    31 May 2016

    14 Carmen Street will include 150 open market homes and a commercial space

  • Insurers' battle for EU securitisation certification looks lost

    27 May 2016

    Parliament's rapporteur rejects call for compulsory third-party certification

  • Axa IMRA rounds off busy week

    27 May 2016

    The real estate portfolio manager buys Paris development site, sells Paris office building, and closes venture fund to new investors

  • Prudential Financial: no plans to shake up investments

    27 May 2016

    Mark Grier also told the Financial Times he had scope to adjust how it priced policies

  • Zurkow promoted to head of alternatives at AllianzGI

    26 May 2016

    Claus Fintzen will take on her role as head of infrastructure debt

  • Aegon to divest and exclude coal investments

    26 May 2016

    Exclusion of the fossil fuel resource fits with insurer's sustainability strategy