Cintia Cheong

Articles by Cintia Cheong

  • Allianz to stop investing in coal completely by 2040

    04 May 2018

    German insurer Allianz has announced it will phase out investments in the coal sector completely by 2040.

  • Aviva Investors buys stake in two Scottish wind farms

    01 May 2018

    Aviva Investors has acquired a 49% interest in a portfolio of UK onshore wind farms from Norwegian developer and operator of renewable energies Fred. Olsen Renewables for a total cash consideration of £117.3m ($160.7m).

  • Axa calculates climate risk for asset portfolio

    30 April 2018

    Value-at-risk analysis shows corporate bonds more resilient than equities

  • Allianz lends €300m for Apple store acquisition

    27 April 2018

    German insurer Allianz has provided €300m ($362m) to German pension fund Bayerische Versorgung-skammer (BVK) to support the acquisition of a retail asset in Paris, sold by EPI, a French independent investment group.

  • Insurance CIOs increase non-traditional allocations

    27 April 2018

    Chief investment officers of several insurers have increased allocation to non-traditional and non-investment grade assets, according to investment firm KKR.

  • PIC invests £60m in south London social housing

    26 April 2018

    UK insurer of defined benefit pension funds Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC) has completed a £60m ($83.6m) debt investment with south London-based housing association Phoenix Community Housing.

  • BNP Paribas AM appoints head for insurance and pensions solutions

    18 April 2018

    BNP Paribas Asset Management (BNP Paribas AM), the investment management arm of BNP Paribas, has hired Julien Halfon to fill the newly created role of head of pension solutions within its multi asset, quantitative and solutions investment group.

  • Allianz grows exposure to Asia with Shanghai office purchase

    17 April 2018

    German insurer Allianz has purchased a 23% stake in two towers of the four office blocks in Sky Soho in Shanghai, China, for an undisclosed sum.

  • Allianz RE co-finances City of London development

    16 April 2018

    Allianz Real Estate, the property investment business of the German insurer, has partnered with real estate investment manager TH Real Estate to provide £100m ($143m) in debt finance towards the development of 80 Fenchurch Street, an office property in London.

  • Aviva Investors buys Norwegian educational centre for NOK 415.5m

    12 April 2018

    Aviva Investors, the global asset management business of UK insurer Aviva, has acquired an educational centre in Kristiansand, Norway, for NOK 415.5m ($53.4m).