David Walker

• EU's €400m venture capital fund hopes to attract insurer interest

  08 November 2016

  VC funds often too small for larger investors to bother with

• Aviva calls on authorities to "play ball" on infrastructure charges

  07 November 2016

  UK insurer reveals plans to invest £10bn in asset class

• Alternatives and dividends boost Swiss Re investment returns

  04 November 2016

  But running investment yield extends uninterrupted fall

• Low yields and the Darwinian battle facing life insurers

  31 October 2016

  The life sector must adapt to survive under Solvency II with low investment yields, says the former chief investment officer of Alliance Bernstein, Erik Vynckier. He talks to David Walker

  

• Less than 3% of managers have substantial insurer assets, says Spence Johnson

  28 October 2016

  Insurers say long-lasting dedication to sector is crucial

• Baloise eyes $5bn expansion of third-party assets

  27 October 2016

  Plans focus on property and pensions

• Gloom descends over German life sector with poor investment opportunities

  26 October 2016

  Insurers curb investment plans as a result, says Chambers of Commerce

• Insurers overestimate business valuation, Milliman research suggests

  26 October 2016

  Consultancy advocates market-consistent embedded value reporting

• Matching adjustment rules are tying asset managers in knots

  19 October 2016

  Investment managers need freedom to exercise skills, experts say

• Allianz digs deep for emerging markets infrastructure

  05 October 2016

  Chief executive highlights social and economic rationale for investment