Archive

  • MEAG acquires US timberland portfolio

    19 November 2020

    Average yield in this asset class has been 5-7% a year

  • MEAG launches second infrastructure fund

    27 August 2020

    Open to institutional investors and has target of €800m

  • MEAG appoints two CIOs and restructures alternatives business

    18 May 2020

    Munich Re's affiliate appoints heads of alternative assets and public markets investments

  • Insurers' affiliates outperforming independent managers on ESG

    10 March 2020

    Half of the world's largest asset managers are neglecting the ecological and social harms of their investments, according to a research by ShareAction. However, insurers' affiliates seem to be ahead of the curve. Vincent Huck reports

  • Institutional investors consortium acquires NYC natural gas plants

    20 January 2020

    Group includes MEAG, APG, Clal Insurance

  • Munich Re acquires New York skyscraper

    19 December 2019

    The building is situated in the heart of Manhattan

  • The days of an easy life for European non-life investment teams are over

    30 September 2019

    As many non-life insurers come to rely on their investment performance for an ever greater slice of their total profits, or to make up for underwriting losses, investment teams are looking at new asset classes with the help of external managers. Far greater transparency about the insurers' business practices is offering a unique glimpse into what they want and to whom they outsource this key task. David Walker reports

  • BlackRock takes top prize in insurance mandates, Insurance Risk Data reveals

    11 September 2019

    BlackRock, Neam, Conning and Goldman Sachs are underwriters’ ‘favourites’ by the number of mandates awarded

  • MEAG raises €660m for infrastructure fund

    31 July 2019

    Prolonged period of low interest rates has driven insurer and pension interest in the MEAG Infrastructure Debt Fund

  • Lloyd's syndicates $100m outsourcing treasure

    18 April 2019

    In the second part of our two-part series on Lloyd's syndicates and their investments, David Walker analyses their portfolio allocations and performance, uncovering a treasure most asset managers would want a map to.