Benedicte Gravrand

• Generali merges German asset manager with main European arm

  10 June 2016

  Generali wants to streamline its asset management operations

• Columbia Threadneedle hires head of insurance solutions from Pimco

  10 June 2016

  Eugene Dimitriou to structure investment solutions for insurance clients

• Manulife A.M. expands liquid alternative capabilities with new hire

  10 June 2016

  Chris Fellingham joins London office from Ignis Asset Management

• Axa IMRA and BlackRock sell London building for £220m

  09 June 2016

  Citi private client buys trophy office asset

• BlackRock veteran joins LGIM

  08 June 2016

  Michael Marks to take up chief operating officer role

• The steady rise of factor-based investing

  08 June 2016

  In expectation of lower future returns, many insurers are embracing the factor-based approach either as an investment philosophy or a tool in the investment process. Benedicte Gravrand reports

• Royal London buys retail park for £56m

  07 June 2016

  From Aberdeen Asset Management

• John Hancock launches two ESG funds

  07 June 2016

  To be managed by Trillium Asset Management

• US insurers increase bond exposure by 11% in four years

  07 June 2016

  With a slight decrease in stocks holdings in 2015, according to the NAIC

• Germany's Solvency II hiccups create opportunities for global fund managers

  06 June 2016

  The country stutters through a lack of clarity on how to report data, says Silverfinch