News

  • PartnerRe appoints new CIO

    31 August 2018

    Former Generali CIO Nikhil Srinivasan takes over from Andrea Casarotti

  • Chesnara H1 results benefits from with-profits fund surplus release

    31 August 2018

    UK run-off business generates £27m of capital

  • PIC invests £145m in Durham University

    30 August 2018

    Through very long-dated funding with £70m maturing in 2058 and £75m maturing in 2067, to match PIC’s pension payments

  • Macquarie University prices inaugural bonds

    30 August 2018

    With one bond allocated to asset managers and life insurance funds largely based in Australia

  • Pimco wins AUD440m ESG fixed income mandate

    30 August 2018

    Allianz asset manager will manage a portfolio of fixed-income securities for Australian pension fund Local Government Super

  • Insurers underperform on ESG integration

    30 August 2018

    In particular US insurers struggle with the heavily politicised issue of climate change

  • Moody’s warns Apollo about shifting Aspen’s investments

    29 August 2018

    Caution comes even though Aspen UK holds only 5% in shares

  • European insurers call for reintroduction of equities recycling in IFRS 9

    29 August 2018

    Ban misleads performance of long-term equity investment, says Insurance Europe

  • Sustainable investment taxonomy should be broader, say European insurers

    28 August 2018

    Insurance Europe responds to European Commission's proposal to create a classification system

  • Interest rate environment prompts Baloise asset reallocation

    28 August 2018

    Baloise has reshuffled several investments for higher yields