Adam Leach

• Insurance Europe calls for equitable application of Ecolabel across Priips

  08 May 2019

  Industry body warns against inconsistent treatment of comparable investment products

• Manulife brings asset management activities under global brand

  08 May 2019

  Manulife Investment Management to manage combined $837bn of institutional, retail and retirement assets

• Folksam Life cuts carbon footprint of equities holdings by a fifth

  08 May 2019

  Swedish insurer reduces exposure to carbon heavy industries as it halves the number of companies it holds shares in

• Achmea invests €177m in three real estate funds

  03 May 2019

  Funds managed by real estate investment affiliate

• Insurers back calls for governments to implement net-zero emission strategies without delay

  02 May 2019

  UK, Dutch and Swedish insurers urge governments to start implementing plans to be carbon neutral by 2050

• Lloyds takes £339m hit for estimated cost of Scottish Widows' manager switch

  02 May 2019

  One-off costs hit the banks’ Q1 profit

• Aegon Asset Management creates global head of ESG role

  01 May 2019

  Former European Investment Bank investment officer Bruno Maradei takes on the position effective immediately

• Treasury needs more time to understand complexities of flawed measure of inflation

  01 May 2019

  Phillip Hammond delays decision on whether to cease issuing RPI-linked govvies

• Govvies exposure still a threat for Italian life insurers, AM Best warns

  30 April 2019

  Rating agency issue stable outlook for Italian market despite balance sheets sensitivity to potential increase in interest spreads.

• Sanlam UK acquires Thesis Asset Management

  30 April 2019

  Sanlam Life & Pensions’ parent company grows AuM to £4.2bn with acquisition of asset manager