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SimCorp on the investment technology drive
12 July 2017As 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.
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LGIM completes three-year £39m loan to global real estate developer
11 July 2017Deal marks the shortest loan term provided by L&G's private credit business
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M&G launches two hard currency emerging market funds
11 July 2017Prudential's investment arm will target government-backed debt, equities and corporate debt
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MetLife agrees $250m cash deal for US bond manager
10 July 2017Purchase of Logan Circle Partners to bring the group's total assets under management to $560bn
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M&G acquires Luxembourg office for €71m
10 July 2017Expects the region's GDP to be strongest in Europe over next five years
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UK life sector appetite for risk assets to drop by one-third
07 July 2017Bank of England posits influence of Solvency II risk margin as the main driver
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MA optimisation: the experience at LV=
07 July 2017The matching adjustment (MA) is a vital element of the Solvency II package to annuity underwriters, but making the most of it is challenging. In this article, James Sharpe, developer of optimisation tool OptiMA, and Ed Rayson of insurer LV=, describe how MA benefits have been improved in practice
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UK regulator alerted by insurers' eagerness to hit MA 'sweet-spot'
07 July 2017PRA to inspect internal rating capabilities as insurers queue up for MA-friendly, unrated illiquid assets
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Berkley expects $120m pre-tax gain on property sale
07 July 2017US P&C re/insurer will complete the sale of Washington D.C. property in the third quarter
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Allianz buys iconic office project for €500m
06 July 2017Real estate investment in Vienna on behalf of several Allianz companies