News

  • Political risk stifles infrastructure investment

    15 June 2017

    Insurers remain wary of policymakers changing the goalposts, while building in-house origination capabilities can help capture the illiquidity premium, practitioners say

  • Standard Life spends £20m on Grade A Sheffield office

    15 June 2017

    Net initial yield of 5% rises to 5.4% when blended with £22m warehouse bought in February

  • Issues around investment data disappoint insurers and regulators alike

    14 June 2017

    Eiopa expresses surprise at quality of data on mainstream investments

  • Axa IMRA in joint venture to buy Spanish shopping centre

    14 June 2017

    Brazilian real estate developer Sonae Sierra co-invests in Arena Sur retail centre

  • NN IP names new CIO for combined asset management business

    13 June 2017

    Merger with Delta Lloyd sees CIOs at both investment arms lose out to NN IP's chief strategist

  • PRA proposes half-yearly reporting of sensitivities under Solvency II

    13 June 2017

    Affects solo UK entities with material market risk exposures

  • Industry surprised by regulators' lack of knowledge about private debt

    13 June 2017

    But practitioners say underwriters need to familiarise themselves, too

  • 'US growth will slow - EU, UK and emerging markets offer greater upside'

    12 June 2017

    JPMAM's chief strategist Stephanie Flanders says investors should be wary of US growth in the hunt for yield

  • BaFin reveals market risk exposure of German life insurers

    09 June 2017

    Market risk makes up almost 80% of SCR for life insurers on the standard formula

  • Axa IMRA expands German real estate portfolio

    09 June 2017

    Acquires mixed-use development near Frankfurt