News

• PIC invests £80m in UK housing association

  08 December 2020

  The investment is split into two tranches, both maturing in 2060

• Aviva Investors commits to £1bn of climate transition loans into real estate

  08 December 2020

  Vigeo-Eiris to provide second party verification and accreditation

• Free webinar: CIOs in the hot seat to manage insurance assets in Asia

  08 December 2020

  Taking place on 12th January

• Insurers placing less emphasis on climate risk in investments

  07 December 2020

  Climate risk underweighted in asset management versus underwriting, IAIS meeting participants say

• Chinese insurers face investment income volatility with increased allocation to equity

  07 December 2020

  But credit risk mitigated from reduced allocation to alternatives, Moody's says

• Impact of pandemic on insurer solvency still to be fully measured, warns ACPR

  07 December 2020

  French regulator also notes no changes in asset allocation by French insurers year on year

• Phoenix reports 4.5% bond downgrades in shareholder portfolio

  04 December 2020

  British insurer also announced commitment to net-zero carbon investment portfolio by 2050

• Japanese life insurers' capitalisation improved in H1 2020 but still weak to market shocks

  04 December 2020

  Movement away from domestic bonds to foreign becoming increasingly transparent

• Insurers reveal investment disappointments of pandemic

  03 December 2020

  LV, VIG and QIC Global aim fire and ire at property fund suspensions, some EM credit and debt yields

• Investments in Chinese ESG ETFs increased 464%, Ping An says

  03 December 2020

  Research showed all ESG funds performed above market average