News

• Private equity and hedge funds boost MetLife's investment income

  04 May 2017

  Derivative hedging losses stemmed but remain a thorn in the side

  

• Vivat's investment business excludes coal mining companies

  03 May 2017

  Dutch asset manager Actiam will exclude companies that earn more than 15% of revenues from coal

  

• Axa IMRA buys €1bn European logistics portfolio

  03 May 2017

  Undersupply of prime stock and high demand through e-commerce make logistics sector "highly compelling"

  

• Allianz-led consortium acquires UK's largest water supplier

  02 May 2017

  Insurer attracted by industry's transparency and inflation-linked, predictable cashflows

  

• Fairfax posts $18.4m Q1 investment losses

  28 April 2017

  Losses stemmed but equities continue to plague the group's investment returns

  

• Low rates to slice $55bn off insurers' investment income this year, predicts Moody's

  27 April 2017

  Insurers in Germany, Norway and Taiwan most likely to take hit on profits

• Scor divests from tobacco

  27 April 2017

  Cash holdings reduced, fixed income duration increased and rebalanced towards corporate bonds

  

• Eiopa requests evidence on unlisted equity and debt charges

  27 April 2017

  Consultation paper launched after Commission seeks to bolster Capital Markets Union

  

• Phoenix funds £45m Birmingham housing project

  26 April 2017

  Cashflows in excess of gilts will back annuity book, and sit in matching adjustment portfolio

  

• Transition to alternatives helps cut UK annuity pricing

  26 April 2017

  Insurers no longer reliant on corporate bond spreads