David Walker

Articles by David Walker

  • Mitsui Sumitomo pulls out of Sinatay Life

    28 December 2016

    Japanese insurer said to be at odds with Sinatay's real estate investment plans

  • China regulator to tighten equity investment rules

    23 December 2016

    CIRC move follows bans for some fast-trading insurers

  • German insurers grew investments by 4% in 2015

    20 December 2016

    BaFin data shows investment funds the big winners

  • Dutch mortgages a €100bn opportunity for insurance sector

    14 December 2016

    Industry will need more non-core investments to boost returns, regulator says

  • Invesco targets insurer needs with hire from JPMAM

    12 December 2016

    Managers must be partners to underwriters, Invesco says

  • Allianz subsidiaries jump at private market fixed income

    09 December 2016

    Two tie-ups in a week for Pimco and AllianzGI, as private credit offers "super-secular opportunity"

  • Raising the stakes in fund management

    07 December 2016

    Insurer-affiliated managers are punching above their weight in a competitive market, taking more than one-third of all fund managers' new business in the first three quarters. David Walker examines the evolving relationship between insurer-parents, affiliates and independent managers.

  • Industry turns up the heat on MA reform

    05 December 2016

    The industry's opportunity to recommend changes to EU regulation in a post-Brexit world has delivered a comprehensive criticism of the MA. David Walker and Asa Gibson report.

  • Chinese insurers set for foreign investment spree

    02 December 2016

    Diversifying risks and slumps in yields at home cited as reasons

  • Swiss Life affiliate expands property management for Germany

    01 December 2016

    Organic growth complements recent M&A-led expansion in UK