Archive

  • Mapfre to invest €300m in offices across Europe

    06 March 2018

    Madrid insurer, Mapfre, has partnered with real estate company GLL for a €300m ($372m) investment in office space in Europe.

  • Axa and XL set to create $750bn combined investment pot

    05 March 2018

    But fate of which affiliate gets what, remains unclear

  • German real estate fund liquidity remains high

    02 March 2018

    The average liquidity ratio of 18 German open-ended retail real estate funds fell slightly to 21% in 2017 from 22.2% in 2016, a figured considered to be too high by Scope Analysis.

  • Swiss Life still hungry for yield of property investments

    27 February 2018

    The benefits of property investments more than compensated for the high costs of servicing them in 2017, says Swiss Life, which raised exposure in its general account from 16.4% to 18%.

  • JP Morgan's insurance AuM surpasses $100bn

    26 February 2018

    JP Morgan Asset Management (JPMAM) has revealed its global insurance solutions business now manages more than $100bn in assets.

  • Life insurers could find an ally in alternative asset managers

    23 February 2018

    An increasing number of life insurance companies in the US are using alternative investment managers for their investment strategies, a situation Fitch Ratings describes as a potential "win-win" for both parties.

  • Allianz could boost equity exposure using volatility-mitigating measures

    16 February 2018

    Allianz has said its use of measures to mitigate against equity market volatility gives it comfort to commit 9% of investments to the class, and it could expand its holdings.

  • SimCorp adds Solvency II risk function to investment software

    09 February 2018

    Product helps insurers model solvency requirement for allocations

  • ASR collaborates with bank on €600m sustainable lending mandate

    05 February 2018

    Dutch insurer ASR and Triodos Bank are to jointly lend €600m ($748m) to environmentally and socially aware businesses.

  • Asset managers serving DB pensions have skills for life firms

    02 February 2018

    Frankfurter-Leben Gruppe among German insurers buying up pension investment assets