Asa Gibson

• M&G acquires €59.3m Danish industrial portfolio

  20 July 2017

  Manager sees potential for yield compression in Danish logistics sector, with low new supply and low vacancies

  

• Largest North American insurers grow asset books

  19 July 2017

  MetLife, Prudential, Berkshire Hathaway and Manulife report material growth of total assets

  

• German insurer puts €600m into European real estate fund

  18 July 2017

  Sole investor in Luxembourg-domiciled fund, which promises greater flexibility under Solvency II

  

• M&G acquires £105m Manchester office

  18 July 2017

  Prudential's direct lending business secures 101 Embankment at a net initial yield in excess of 5.3%

  

• Invesco launches European hotel fund amid insurer interest

  17 July 2017

  Initial €200m seed portfolio targeting a gross income return of 6%-7%

  

• China's life sector sits on risky ALM mismatches

  14 July 2017

  Insurers face heightened liquidity risk, according to Fitch, stemming from sales of short-term savings products

  

• Sustainable investments should be encouraged under Solvency II, say experts

  13 July 2017

  Obligatory disclosure of environmental, social and governance investment considerations mooted by the Commission's sustainable finance expert group

  

• UK labour market data suggests policy rate will remain at 0.25%

  12 July 2017

  Unemployment and wages data for March to May will leave the Bank of England puzzled, says RLAM economist

  

• LGIM completes three-year £39m loan to global real estate developer

  11 July 2017

  Deal marks the shortest loan term provided by L&G's private credit business

  

• M&G launches two hard currency emerging market funds

  11 July 2017

  Prudential's investment arm will target government-backed debt, equities and corporate debt