News

• Swedish insurers invest in SEK500m green bond

  13 December 2017

  Green bonds issued by Örebro total SEK1.8bn

• Insurance Asset Risk Awards 2018 open for entry

  12 December 2017

  Insurance Asset Risk is calling for insurers, insurance asset managers and investment consultants to enter its inaugural awards event in 2018

• Axa ups environmental pledge with €12bn green investment target

  12 December 2017

  Axa has targeted green investments of €12bn ($14bn) by 2020 as it looks to increase its responsible investment portfolio.

• Prudential's property investor appoints manager for Francophone Europe

  12 December 2017

  M&G Real Estate has appointed Audrey Tournereau to manage assets across France, Belgium and Luxemburg

• Talanx plays dealmaker in $1bn debt financing of offshore wind farm

  12 December 2017

  Talanx has co-ordinated at least 10 institutional investors to commit €832m ($980m) of debt finance for a North Sea wind farm, marking the second time the German insurer clubbed like-minded institutions together

• Japanese life insurers show resilience to ultra-low rates

  11 December 2017

  Almost exactly one year after Moody's downgraded its outlook for Japanese life insurers to negative, it has returned its outlook to 'stable'

• Crossrail drives office tenancy demand outside London, finds M&G

  11 December 2017

  M&G secures five-year letting in Maidenhead site

• IAG refutes accusations it is an asset manager following quota deals

  08 December 2017

  Analysts query true nature of Australasian group after deal with European reinsurers

• Swiss Re to elect women to board enriching investment, regulation and activism expertise

  08 December 2017

  More women to inject digitalisation experience to senior echelons

• Italian life sector's sensitivity to government spreads a concern

  07 December 2017

  Sector outlook negative, says Fitch