Archive

  • Insurers seek infrastructure investments, but not at any cost

    17 June 2015

    Panel at Insurance Asset Risk conference discusses impact of Juncker plan

  • Rob Groves becomes CIO of PIC

    20 May 2015

    Leaves Friends Life after its sale to Aviva

  • Ed Casal to head Aviva Investors real estate

    19 May 2015

    Replaces Ian Womack

  • Matching adjustment details challenge UK insurers

    22 April 2015

    The matching adjustment is currently the biggest issue for UK insurer asset portfolios before Solvency II comes into force next year. Among the key issues are equity release, FX hedges and collateral. Sarfraz Thind reports

  • IFoA promotes insurers as long-term investors

    21 April 2015

    Actuaries' body highlights their role in infrastructure funding

  • Friends Life CIO values his investment banking skills

    13 April 2015

    At Friends Life Robert Groves has brought an innovative approach to the role of CIO from his previous career in banking. Right now his biggest challenges are ensuring Friends Life's assets are eligible for the matching adjustment and sourcing higher-yielding investments, as Sarfraz Thind explains

  • Insurers see the gold in green

    09 April 2015

    Green bonds are looking increasingly attractive to insurance companies which want to meet their risk and return objectives while producing a positive environmental or social impact. But there are concerns about the definition and capacity of the market, as Mark Nicholls explains

  • Parthenay joins Insight Investment

    02 March 2015

    New head of insurance moves over from sister company

  • Aviva Investors fined by FCA

    24 February 2015

    Settlement announced over cherry-picking of funds

  • Standard Life Investments creates US east coast role

    23 February 2015

    Hires Kilberg for business development