Paul Walsh

PIC continues social housing pledge with £40m investment

Fixed income investors preparing for the "new normal"

Fixed income investors seem confident that the drop in yields is coming to an end, but are less certain about what will happen next, according to research from Invesco.

Conning to acquire major stake in emerging and frontier market specialist

Investment management firm Conning is to acquire a 45% stake in Global Evolution, a fellow investment manager focusing on emerging and frontier market debt strategies.

Deutsche AM hires global head of insurance

Deutsche Asset Management (Deutsche AM) has appointed industry veteran Michele Gaffo as its global head of insurance coverage.

Axa ups environmental pledge with €12bn green investment target

Axa has targeted green investments of €12bn ($14bn) by 2020 as it looks to increase its responsible investment portfolio.

Urban logistics: "the hottest game in town"

The projected growth of e-commerce and urbanisation has seen real estate investors showing increasing interest in urban logistic centres. Paul Walsh explores the nascent asset class as an opportunity for insurers.

Axa IMRA raises €240m for European logistics development fund

Axa Investment Managers- Real Assets (Axa IMRA) has secured €240m ($279m) of funding for its logistics development club fund to invest in logistics development projects across Europe.

Axa IMRA boosts management team with senior hires

Axa Investment Managers — Real Assets (Axa IMRA) has strengthened its global management team with two senior appointments in the European and Asia-Pacific regions.

BNP Paribas extends mandate with Italian bancassurance firm

Eurovita is an existing custody client of BNP Paribas

Internal models "by and large consistent" on sovereign risk, says Eiopa

EU authority issues update on its internal model consistency projects