News

  • Allianz finances Vienna's 'Austria Campus'

    02 November 2017

    Second deal in Austrian capital in four months after The Icon

  • Swiss Re hopes market normalisation will follow central bank moves

    02 November 2017

    Artificial measures "disproportionately impacted" insurers' investing, manager says

  • Cat bond losses dent RenRe's investment returns

    01 November 2017

    Bermudan reinsurer RenaissanceRe's (RenRe) investment returns during the third quarter were hampered by losses in its catastrophe bond portfolio, owing to the large number of catastrophe events during the period.

  • Northern Trust creates new role to target insurance assets

    01 November 2017

    US-headquartered asset manager Northern Trust has hired Andrew Booker from SEI Investments to grow its insurance and financial institution client base across Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA).

  • Axa IMRA's investment strategist to take on research role

    31 October 2017

    Justine Curlow succeeds Greg Mansell

  • Eiopa suggests boon for property and alternative investments

    30 October 2017

    Authority says look-through may apply to insurers' investment-related undertakings

  • China Life heralds 10% jump in net investment yield

    30 October 2017

    Yield now 5%, but still lags Ping An's

  • Allianz provides €100m finance loan for logistics property in Czech Republic

    30 October 2017

    Insurer expands in CEE with €100m loan

  • US Treasury recommends lowering infrastructure capital requirements

    30 October 2017
  • UK parliamentary committee urges loosening of strict capital constraints on investments after Brexit

    27 October 2017

    Treasury Committee says Solvency II is dangerous, while matching adjustment is artificial and cumbersome