Mass Mutual sells Oppenheimer to Invesco for $5.7bn
Takes 15.5% stake in Invesco
Takes 15.5% stake in Invesco
Luxembourg office market is characterised by low vacancy levels trending downwards and a lack of existing good quality office space
World’s largest meat-packer JBS SA excluded over bribes to more than 1,800 officials
Greater transparency among EEA underwriters offer a unique glimpse into what and to whom insurers outsource their asset portfolio to, the only missing piece is the how much. David Walker reports
Five months into Aviva Investors’ strategy to merge its real assets teams under one leadership, Mark Versey and Iain Forrester discuss the new strategy and how it fits with the firm’s approach to servicing third-party insurers. By Vincent Huck
The Growth Stage links institutional investors with private companies
a.s.r.’s first investment in unlisted real estate outside of the Netherlands
IIGCC, reminds 12 UK pension funds of their duties in assessing financial risks from climate change
Participants in part two of this roundtable from Insurance Asset Risk and DWS discuss the strategic transformations that are needed, and the influence of voluntary and regulatory initiatives on this process
Five CIOs discuss the priorities for their life and non-life investment strategies during a panel discussion at Insurance Asset Risk Americas conference held in New York. Compiled by Vincent Huck
Will insurers find in depleting water resources, and the resulting investment needs, a fresh source of financially-viable investments? Vincent Huck reports
Industry veteran Michele Gaffo, formerly the CIO of Allianz Italia and Poste Vita now at asset management firm DWS, tells David Walker how Italian reinsurers are reacting to the latest spike in volatility and getting ready for the next one.
In the second part of Insurance Asset Risk's insurer-asset manager survey we examine how Solvency II has shifted the dynamic for insurance asset managers. Insurers are not always getting the tailor-made solutions, research and expertise they ask for. By Sarfraz Thind
Discuss the disruptive cascade effect of physical environmental risks and their impact on insurance risk as well as the threats and opportunities for investments
Join in the discussions to assess the key macro-economic scenarios and geopolitical risks facing insurers and their balance sheets.
Discuss the disruptive cascade effect of physical environmental risks and their impact on insurance risk as well as the threats and opportunities for investments
Emerging market corporate debt has been a rapidly growing universe over the last 10 years. What might be of surprise is that over 55% of the EM corporate universe is investment grade.
“Emerging market debt (EMD) is still not seen as a core asset class for many European insurers, due to concerns over its risk/return profile, credit spectrum and market capacity. We believe these concerns are misplaced.”
The intensification of climate risks and the degree to which they are accurately priced by financial markets are of increasing concern to global economic stability. However, as awareness around those risks has risen over the last years, there is still a long way to go to consistently measure and monitor their costs, which can result in substantial gains or losses for institutional investors. Vincent Huck reports