David Walker

Articles by David Walker

  • Hannover Re praises private equity and property as saviours of investment income

    10 May 2017

    German reinsurer only expects yields elsewhere to stop falling in 2018

  • Low rates to slice $55bn off insurers' investment income this year, predicts Moody's

    27 April 2017

    Insurers in Germany, Norway and Taiwan most likely to take hit on profits

  • Japanese insurers hunt en masse for foreign bonds

    26 April 2017

    Local bond investments will be more selective, underwriters say

  • Nuernberger's lower investment result a sign of the times for German life sector

    26 April 2017

    Finding yields above 1.2% for acceptable risk is a "considerable challenge", insurer says

  • Volkswohl Bund stems fall in yields with renewables and foreign investments

    21 April 2017

    German life firm accelerates level of stockpiling reserves for in-force policies

  • Indonesia set to curb foreign insurers' investments in local industry

    21 April 2017

    Allianz, Aviva and Fairfax among investors that must keep shareholdings below 80%

  • AMP Capital develops taste for passive management

    19 April 2017

    Affiliate's mandates for UBS Asset Management show not only pensions in Australia want low cost

  • Japanese pension interest in hard assets contagious for insurers, says AMP Capital

    12 April 2017

    Affiliate manager expects global deployment of capital into infrastructure and property

  • Lloyd's syndicates slide down credit spectrum to boost returns

    12 April 2017

    Reduced exposure to sovereign and AAA-rated bonds

  • Japanese insurers urged to engage directly as shareholders

    11 April 2017

    Firms have four weeks to comment on revised stewardship guidelines