David Walker

Articles by David Walker

  • LGIM falls just shy of £1tn asset mark

    07 March 2018

    Sees record third-party subscriptions for 2017

  • Helvetia favours fixed income, but sees outperformance in equity in 2017

    06 March 2018

    Swiss insurer Helvetia invested mainly in European bonds, US credit and treasuries for its new investments last year as its portfolio returned CHF1.3bn, or 2.8% for 2017.

  • Axa and XL set to create $750bn combined investment pot

    05 March 2018

    But fate of which affiliate gets what, remains unclear

  • German insurers call for better data and definitions to encourage ESG investing

    02 March 2018

    German insurers are holding back from environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing because of a lack of uniform definitions and comparable data, their trade body says.

  • Uniqa promises to fix deteriorating investment result

    28 February 2018

    Low rates largely reflected in previous years' declines, Austrian company claims

  • Swiss Life still hungry for yield of property investments

    27 February 2018

    The benefits of property investments more than compensated for the high costs of servicing them in 2017, says Swiss Life, which raised exposure in its general account from 16.4% to 18%.

  • QBE's LatAm divestment likely to hit investment yield

    26 February 2018

    Growth assets generated double-digit net returns in 2017

  • Waldorf Astoria falls into Beijing's hands as authorities seize owner Anbang

    23 February 2018

    Chinese insurer wanted to sell trophy New York investment back to Blackstone

  • Axa life business success rests on asset management

    22 February 2018

    Underwriter reveals spreads of investment yields over life guarantees, by market

  • Italian insurers demand change to fixed income markets

    22 February 2018

    Open letter discusses their issues with domestic debt, eurobonds and credit