Archive

  • Private equity seen as giving insurers best returns

    27 April 2015

    The latest GSAM survey casts light on the asset classes insurers favour over the next 12 months, where they see the best returns, differences between CIOs and CFOs and the impact of regulation on investment decisions

  • Time is running out for Greece

    27 April 2015

    Endgame in about six weeks, says JP Morgan; Draghi stresses about banks

  • Goldman Sachs AM to acquire Pacific Global Advisors

    24 April 2015

    Pacific Life Insurance sells firm it bought in 2011

  • Phoenix builds up equity-release book

    24 April 2015

    Part of strategy to diversify asset portfolio

  • Third of insurers plan to increase portfolio risk

    22 April 2015

    They see equity assets beating credit assets, GSAM survey finds

  • 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

  • Central banks "destroying value", says Fink

    22 April 2015

    BlackRock chief says it's catch-up time for European and Asian stocks

  • IFoA promotes insurers as long-term investors

    21 April 2015

    Actuaries' body highlights their role in infrastructure funding

  • M&G Infracapital creates new-build infrastructure unit

    21 April 2015

    Recruits specialist in public-private partnerships

  • J P Morgan A M adds to fixed-income insurance team

    20 April 2015

    Gilles Drukier joins from Morgan's investment bank