Benedicte Gravrand

Articles by Benedicte Gravrand

  • Starwood accepts Anbang's $13.2bn bid

    21 March 2016

    Chinese insurer gets financing from China Construction Bank

  • L&G invests £750m in infrastructure and direct lending in Q1

    18 March 2016

    Investments provide cash flows to back annuity payments

  • Munich Re hoards cash to avoid negative deposit rates

    18 March 2016

    Top global re-insurer doesn't want to lose out on negative deposit rates

  • PIC hires hedge fund expert to manage alternatives investments

    18 March 2016

    Paul McCauley to focus on surplus assets that do not back pension liabilities.

  • M&G Real Estate to fund Birmingham office development

    17 March 2016

    Construction will cost around £200m

  • Swiss Life's real estate manager does €3.3bn of deals

    17 March 2016

    €1.8bn in purchases and €1.5bn in sales

  • Ping An to acquire quality stocks and real estate to counter yuan weakness

    17 March 2016

    Chinese insurer greatly profited from bullish market in 2015, but must now diversify

  • Asset risks lead Moody's to dim outlook for Chinese insurers

    16 March 2016

    Lower interest rates and risker assets threaten life firms

  • Anbang chases another hotel chain

    16 March 2016

    The Chinese insurer offers $12.8bn for Starwood

  • Asian infrastructure both an opportunity and challenge

    16 March 2016

    Asian governments have been looking to spur private investment in infrastructure. But demand is somewhat restrained as tight supply and falling yields make it harder for insurance investors to access local deals. Sarfraz Thind reports