Chris Cundy

• Schroders and Lloyds target June launch for joint venture

  20 February 2019

  JV is part of a deal that awarded Schroders with a £80bn investment mandate from Scottish Widows

• Allianz’s digital investment fund grows to €1bn

  20 February 2019

  The fund has invested in more than 15 companies to date

• European Commission opens door to merging VA and MA

  18 February 2019

  Design of Solvency II volatility adjustment and matching adjustment up for review in 2020

• Aegon’s asset management unit grows earnings, but AuM shrinks

  14 February 2019

  Strong inflows into Dutch mortgage funds

• Hard Brexit risks leaving UK insurers on a 'capital cliff edge'

  12 February 2019

  As a no-deal Brexit hovers over the financial industry like the sword of Damocles, sovereign holdings could be a bigger risk for the solvency positions of UK insurers' than for their European rivals. The Association of British Insurers wants the regulator to act, and fast

  

• MEPs press Commission to think again on Solvency II amendments

  23 January 2019

  Equities and volatility adjustment amongst the areas that need immediate attention, Econ committee says

• Proposed Solvency II equity asset class is "unworkable"

  28 December 2018

  European Commission urged to review its long-term equity proposal in the Solvency II standard formula review

• Munich Re boosted by €2bn property revaluation

  07 November 2018

  But Q3 investment result suffers on losses in equity markets

• Eiopa opens discussion on illiquid assets in Solvency II

  30 October 2018

  EU insurance authority requests feedback on its approach to assessing illiquidity characteristics

• Talanx reveals IFRS 9 expected credit loss allowance

  24 October 2018

  First IFRS 9 / IFRS 17 combined impact assessment expected in Q2 2019