David Walker

• Insurers have stakes in 15% of European fund managers

  22 November 2016

  The business stakes give insurers indirect interest in €2.4trn of assets

• Talanx signals surge in infrastructure investing

  18 November 2016

  Counters sceptics who claim German life insurance "is dead"

• NN still hunting at home for higher investment yields

  18 November 2016

  Dutch insurer could buy yet more mortgages

• Insurtech VC fund aims to halve Solvency II capital charge

  16 November 2016

  Insurer-only fund should quality as strategic investment

• Generali to spearhead investment sales with volatility-controlled strategies

  11 November 2016

  Reveals rich pickings from unit-linked sales

• Can investment consultants build a bridge to insurers?

  09 November 2016

  Chief investment officers tell many tales of incompetent and tactless advisors, but admit they do sometimes need help navigating the investment landscape. David Walker investigates the future of the relationship

  

• Swiss Life puts brave face on yields in "persistently tough" markets

  09 November 2016

  Insurer highlights non-insurance business

• 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