Archive

  • M&G acquires £105m Manchester office

    18 July 2017

    Prudential's direct lending business secures 101 Embankment at a net initial yield in excess of 5.3%

  • Risk margin hampers insurers investing for social good, says ABI

    17 July 2017

    Association argues Solvency II measure deters life underwriters from long-term investments

  • Pimco seals definitive deal with Unicredit for Italy's largest bad loan transaction

    17 July 2017

    Affiliate of Allianz will run special purpose vehicle, along with hedge fund Fortress

  • Invesco launches European hotel fund amid insurer interest

    17 July 2017

    Initial €200m seed portfolio targeting a gross income return of 6%-7%

  • UK insurers can combat expiry of transitionals, say practitioners

    14 July 2017

    Experts say risk margin and transitional measures expiry need not trigger risk asset sell-off, as predicted by the Bank of England

  • 'Bring it on': California commissioner bullish on fossil fuel divestment

    14 July 2017

    Commissioner Dave Jones was threatened with legal action from 12 Republican attorney generals who oppose his fossil fuel investments disclosure initiative. The threats appear to have spurred Jones on, however. Callum Tanner reports

  • China's life sector sits on risky ALM mismatches

    14 July 2017

    Insurers face heightened liquidity risk, according to Fitch, stemming from sales of short-term savings products

  • Sustainable investments should be encouraged under Solvency II, say experts

    13 July 2017

    Obligatory disclosure of environmental, social and governance investment considerations mooted by the Commission's sustainable finance expert group

  • M&G Real Estate makes three hires to Asia real estate team

    12 July 2017

    Appointments will further consolidate M&G's position in Asia, firm says

  • UK labour market data suggests policy rate will remain at 0.25%

    12 July 2017

    Unemployment and wages data for March to May will leave the Bank of England puzzled, says RLAM economist