News

  • Risk margin hampers insurers investing for social good, says ABI

    17 July 2017

    Association argues Solvency II measure deters life underwriters from long-term investments

  • Pimco seals definitive deal with Unicredit for Italy's largest bad loan transaction

    17 July 2017

    Affiliate of Allianz will run special purpose vehicle, along with hedge fund Fortress

  • Invesco launches European hotel fund amid insurer interest

    17 July 2017

    Initial €200m seed portfolio targeting a gross income return of 6%-7%

  • UK insurers can combat expiry of transitionals, say practitioners

    14 July 2017

    Experts say risk margin and transitional measures expiry need not trigger risk asset sell-off, as predicted by the Bank of England

  • China's life sector sits on risky ALM mismatches

    14 July 2017

    Insurers face heightened liquidity risk, according to Fitch, stemming from sales of short-term savings products

  • Sustainable investments should be encouraged under Solvency II, say experts

    13 July 2017

    Obligatory disclosure of environmental, social and governance investment considerations mooted by the Commission's sustainable finance expert group

  • M&G Real Estate makes three hires to Asia real estate team

    12 July 2017

    Appointments will further consolidate M&G's position in Asia, firm says

  • UK labour market data suggests policy rate will remain at 0.25%

    12 July 2017

    Unemployment and wages data for March to May will leave the Bank of England puzzled, says RLAM economist

  • LGIM completes three-year £39m loan to global real estate developer

    11 July 2017

    Deal marks the shortest loan term provided by L&G's private credit business

  • M&G launches two hard currency emerging market funds

    11 July 2017

    Prudential's investment arm will target government-backed debt, equities and corporate debt