Adam Leach

Articles by Adam Leach

  • Investment returns helps MassMutual deliver record dividend

    05 November 2018

    Board of directors’ approves plan to pay out $1.72bn to policyholders and members

  • Allianz GI launches Asian private credit team

    05 November 2018

    Insurer’s investment arm is targeting ‘largest’ private credit market in emerging markets

  • Boutique asset managers outperform non-boutiques by 16%

    02 November 2018

    Institutional investors would record greater returns if they gave mandates to smaller asset managers, latest research highlights

  • Dutch investors support mandating ESG as part of fiduciary duty

    02 November 2018

    CFA Institute survey finds little support amongst European insurers to legislate on sustainable finance

  • US insurer CSAA seeds first Californian forest bond $4.6m

    01 November 2018

    Forest Resilience Bond to finance forest restoration in Northern California

  • Tensions flare between Exxon and its shareholders over climate disclosures

    01 November 2018

    A decade of shareholder engagement at Exxon seem to have gone down the drain as the company now faces a lawsuit for misleading investors. While insurers were quick to broadcast their role in exercising shareholder powers, they are now found coy to comment. Adam Leach reports

  • Four countries hold 80% of European insurers’ €10trn investments

    31 October 2018

    France, the UK, Germany and Italy are Europe’s big four

  • M&G Real Estate invests in Japanese homes

    30 October 2018

    Prudential’s real estate investment arm acquires 561 homes for $83.7m

  • L&G buys into property tech start-up

    30 October 2018

    Legal & General Capital takes stake in connectivity accreditor WiredScore

  • AXA IM invests €161m in Irish property

    30 October 2018

    Joint venture with Kennedy Wilson acquires 274 units near Dublin