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Allianz GI raises target for European Infrastructure Fund
02 October 2019€500m goal beaten at first close of fund
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Decline in investment returns hits US long-term care reserves
02 October 2019Plunging interest rates hurting insurer investment income, says Moody’s
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Eiopa draws a blank on Solvency II risk charges for climate change
01 October 2019But warns industry to take account of climate risk in investments and valuation
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IAR Americas: CIOs discuss how and where to take smart risks
01 October 2019At the Insurance Asset Risk Americas 2019 conference, four CIOs of insurance companies gave their views on taking smart risks. In the second of a two-part series, they discuss the processes they use and how they characterise their alternative portfolios. Compiled by Vincent Huck
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Expected Returns: Escaping the hall of mirrors
Central banks should stop pandering to market expectations and escape the 'hall of mirrors' that this creates. That's the central theme of Expected Returns 2020-2024, our latest five-year outlook for asset classes, macroeconomic themes and other vital issues for investors.
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Apollo poaches Ellermeyer from MetLife IM
30 September 2019Will work in insurance solutions group at asset manager
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Viridium sells German real estate to buy "stable" assets
30 September 2019Commerz Real acquires portfolio of 49 city-centre assets from insurer
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Prudential's Eastspring to buy Thai fund manager
30 September 2019Asian asset manager to acquire half of Thanachart Fund for $190m
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Dutch authorities warn over replacing key mortgage rate benchmarks
30 September 2019Switching from Libor and Eionia proving troublesome for insurers
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Insurance affiliates hold their own at top table of Europe's asset managers
30 September 2019Many insurers’ affiliated managers have been sent out by their parents to gather third-party assets in recent years – with varying success. The managers might put their affiliation to an underwriting group forward as a credential to win more insurance mandates, but a European CIO questions whether this can be a universal truth. David Walker reports