News

  • Japanese insurers hunt en masse for foreign bonds

    26 April 2017

    Local bond investments will be more selective, underwriters say

  • Nuernberger's lower investment result a sign of the times for German life sector

    26 April 2017

    Finding yields above 1.2% for acceptable risk is a "considerable challenge", insurer says

  • Axa IM divests from coal reliant companies

    25 April 2017

    Manager will shed €165m in fixed income and €12m in equities to avoid holding 'stranded assets'

  • Chinese regulator demands improvement in investment risk management

    24 April 2017

    Requires firms to establish better systems to control liquidity risk and fund management

  • L&G adds £52m industrial estate to its UK property portfolio

    24 April 2017

    Asset located in Greater London offers net initial yield of 6.15%

  • Stress tests must include yield curve change and cross-sector correlations, say ESAs

    21 April 2017

    Insurers exposure to banking sector and asset valuation risks stemming from yield curve change highlighted in report

  • QBE issues green bonds to buy green bonds

    21 April 2017

    Becomes first global insurer to launch green bond

  • Mitsui Life plots dollar-to-euro shift as hedging costs mount

    21 April 2017

    Japanese insurers caught between a rock and a hard place with near-zero and negative domestic bonds

  • Volkswohl Bund stems fall in yields with renewables and foreign investments

    21 April 2017

    German life firm accelerates level of stockpiling reserves for in-force policies

  • Indonesia set to curb foreign insurers' investments in local industry

    21 April 2017

    Allianz, Aviva and Fairfax among investors that must keep shareholdings below 80%