Archive

  • CNP Assurances strengthens coal divestment policy

    29 November 2018

    Companies with more than 10% turnover linked to thermal coal to be barred from investments, down from 15%

  • CNP Assurances appoints new head of investments

    03 July 2018

    Olivier Guigné will replace Mikaël Cohen in September

  • Largest insurers use SFCRs to extend transparency of investments

    03 January 2018

    Insurance Risk Data's analysis of the first SFCR submissions reveals information goes far beyond fundamental insights of quantitative reporting templates. David Walker reports

  • CNP Assurances venture arm backs French property platform

    12 September 2017

    Unlisted equity represents just 0.04% of French group's investments

  • SimCorp on the investment technology drive

    12 July 2017

    As insurers push further into the asset management space, investment technology will become ever more critical to business performance. Klaus Holse, CEO of SimCorp, talks to Sarfraz Thind about how the firm is helping insurers grow their investment operations.

  • Axa IMRA expands German real estate portfolio

    09 June 2017

    Acquires mixed-use development near Frankfurt

  • Nippon Life signs responsible investment pledge

    21 March 2017

    Intends to invest ¥200bn in ESG bonds

  • Allianz and Aviva's asset managers on sustainable infrastructure work stream

    27 February 2017

    UN-backed initiative seeks to engage infrastructure investors with ESG principles

  • Investing in a changing climate

    12 December 2016

    The response by insurers' investment operations to climate change has been branded embarrassing. Environmental Finance's Peter Cripps investigates what the industry can do on the asset side of the balance sheet to mitigate climate change risks in the first of a two-part analysis.

  • European insurers flock to SME financing funds

    05 October 2016

    BNP Paribas IP's SME debt fund closes at €500m as firms seek diversified credit holdings