News

  • Talanx equity sales help feed life reserve fund

    19 March 2018

    Talanx posted an 11.3% rise in income from investments in 2017 and crystallised gains—largely on its shareholdings—to help feed the mandatory reserve fund for its life business.

  • Groupama halves equity holdings in six years

    16 March 2018

    French insurer Groupama has continued to divest from equities as part of the company's de-risking strategy for the past few years, it said in its results announcement today.

  • Swiss Life Asset Managers continues European real estate growth

    16 March 2018

    Swiss Life Asset Managers has recorded European real estate transactions volumes of €3.9bn ($4.8bn) at the end of 2017 as it continues overall growth in the sector.

  • Phoenix ready to step into bulk purchase annuity market

    15 March 2018

    Phoenix Group, a UK consolidator of closed life insurance business, is in exclusive talks for its first bulk purchase annuity transaction.

  • Just Group's ERM investments fall 9% as market soars

    15 March 2018

    Just Group invested less in equity release mortgages (ERMs) in 2017, despite strong growth in the UK market.

  • Prudential spins off M&G Prudential

    14 March 2018

    Prudential is to separate its UK and European and global businesses, resulting in two separately-listed companies "with different investment characteristics and opportunities."

  • Columbia Threadneedle secures £50m Met Police multi-asset mandate

    14 March 2018

    Columbia Threadneedle Investments has been appointed by the Metropolitan Police Friendly Society (Metfriendly) to manage a £50m ($69m) multi-asset mandate.

  • Partner Re's equity-like investments leap in 2017 ahead of possible equity market fall

    14 March 2018

    Partner Re saw its investment results jump from $414m in 2016 to $720m last year, thanks to rising share markets and price increases as spreads in fixed income tightened.

  • Axa IMRA makes first UK infrastructure equity investment

    14 March 2018

    Axa Investment Managers - Real Assets (Axa IMRA) has agreed to acquire 15% of Agility Trains West from John Laing, operator and developer of infrastructure projects, for approximately £230m ($321m).

  • Hannover Re attributes record investment result to sale of listed equities

    13 March 2018

    Overall return of 3.8% helped by private equity portfolio