Vincent Huck

Articles by Vincent Huck

  • South Koreans’ UK real estate investment doubles in H1

    20 August 2018

    £899m invested by insurance related asset managers, thanks to rule change

  • Metlife IM and State Street agree $2bn commercial mortgage deal

    17 August 2018

    As part of the insurer’s asset manager fixed income strategy

  • New rule facilitates investments in Argentinian venture capital

    15 August 2018

    Insurers can now invest up to 1% of their net assets in entrepreneurial projects

  • US insurers pulling out of hedge funds

    14 August 2018

    Although insurers tend to have relatively low exposures to hedge funds, in recent years investments in the asset class have dropped amongst US insurers. However, changes in the economic environment suggest this trend could be reversed in the coming years. Vincent Huck reports

  • MassMutual looking to sell asset manager unit

    10 August 2018

    Deal on OppenheimerFunds could be worth more than $5bn

  • Widening spread of Italian debt takes big toll on capital ratios

    10 August 2018

    But hasn’t materially deteriorated insurers’ underlying risk profile, according to Moody’s

  • Hannover Re 3.1% RoI for H1 beats expectation

    09 August 2018

    But realised gains and investment income dropped by 36% and 4% respectively

  • Munich Re reports 12% drop in investment result in H1

    08 August 2018

    Reinsurer simultaneously announced new climate and divestment policy

  • LV= reports negative investment return in H1

    07 August 2018

    Due to losses on hedges protecting the Solvency II balance sheet

  • LGIM Real Assets purchases £21m Somerset shopping centre

    07 August 2018

    Local council will lease the centre for 35 years at an initial rent of £717,696 a year