David Walker

Articles by David Walker

  • No hunt for yield Down Under

    26 February 2020

    While Europe's underwriters are beset by the plague of low yields - epitomised by Swiss debt where yields on maturities out to 50 years are now uniformly negative - the picture is much more mixed in Australia. David Walker reports

  • Eiopa reveals extent of insurers buying negative yielding bonds

    21 February 2020

    EU's insurance watchdog urges regulators to act on low interest rate risk

  • Equities and bonds help Swiss Re 2019 investments return jump to 4.8%

    20 February 2020

    Insurer to stop investing in and underwriting most polluting gas companies by 2023

  • Generali gets go-ahead for multi-asset manager ThreeSixty Investments

    19 February 2020

    But growth in rival Italian insurers' appetite for asset allocation funds cools

  • Embattled Japan Post Insurance finds silver lining to sales-ban cloud

    17 February 2020

    Improving investments help insurer upgrade full-year guidance on income and ordinary profit

  • QBE's fixed income lifts investment yield beyond 4% in 2019

    17 February 2020

    US dollar positions grow as underlying US dollar-denominated premiums increase, too

  • Chinese asset management boosts Aegon 2H 2019 investment result

    13 February 2020

    But falling full-year fortunes for investment unit see group falter

  • NN Investment Partners grows 2019 assets on back of fiduciary outsourcing

    13 February 2020

    NNIP full-year operating result rises, too, by 4%

  • China regulator encourages insurers to buy local shares

    07 February 2020

    CBIRC says markets not immune from epidemic-driven volatility

  • Prudential Asia CIO heeds call from Eastspring

    06 February 2020

    Stephan van Vliet seconded to help deliver on affiliate's strategy