News

• Aviva Investors launches alternative income fund to tackle low rates

  14 February 2017

  Alternative assets provide "high-quality" cash flows with lower defaults, firm says

• Chinese insurers grew asset base by 22% in 2016

  14 February 2017

  Average investment yield fell to 5.66%

  

• Investments put Chinese life insurers at risk of credit downgrades

  13 February 2017

  Allocations to higher yielding assets almost doubled since the end of 2013

  

• US equities attractive ahead of corporate tax reforms

  10 February 2017

  Trump's plans to cut rate to 15% could have profound effect on stocks, says Aviva Investor's Giles Parkinson

  

• IFoA supports climate risk reporting initiative

  10 February 2017

  Recommends FSB creates a standing committee to engage with authorities and asset owners

  

• Axa IM makes executive appointments

  09 February 2017

  Equity business of Axa IM appoints CEO and CIO, Axa IMRA appoints CEO

• MSCI launches ESG index for long term investors

  09 February 2017

  Targets "world's largest asset owners" with a focus on weighting rather than exclusion

  

• UK real estate market to withstand Brexit uncertainty

  08 February 2017

  London market is vulnerable, however, says M&G Real Estate

• UK regulator seeks views improving liquidity of open-ended property funds

  08 February 2017

  Concerns include market confidence loss and further price falls following post-referendum fund suspensions

  

• Gold tarnishes Munich Re's investment result

  07 February 2017

  But returns stable despite weaker commodities