David Walker

Articles by David Walker

  • Rates-induced corrosion hit govvies and credit in Europe's GA throughout 2022

    15 May 2023

    Direct debt and credit holdings have contacted for eight quarters running

  • Third parties flow €5bn into AXA's asset management in Q1 - while parent retrieved €3bn

    15 May 2023

    Unit-linked flows fall 17% including 14% in France

  • AllianzGI and PIMCO's returns decline to €723m

    12 May 2023

    Allianz confident in US asset exposures amid asset managers' lowered operating profits

  • Chart of the Week - Will new MA liabilities give UK CIOs fresh investment opportunities?

    12 May 2023

    Whitehall has mooted income protection and with-profits - a £6.6bn market - for MA inclusion

  • German life insurers' returns fall sharply in 2022

    11 May 2023

    According to BaFin, who said most losses need not be realised

  • German lifers reveal liquid GAs as lapse risk rises

    10 May 2023

    BaFin last week warned insurers to be vigilant about tackling surrender rates as interest rates increase

  • Laegernes Pension loses money in GA, but beats credit and equity benchmarks in 2022

    10 May 2023

    Group's investment portfolio posted a 10.4% loss last year

  • FBD looked to alts funds to produce it gains, in 2022

    10 May 2023

    Major asset classes suffered significant mark-to-market losses in "unprecedented" year

  • Europe's 'royal' general accounts revealed

    09 May 2023

    A good weekend for UK royals, perhaps, but a tough year for regal underwriters

  • BaFin warns insurers about use of Spezialfonds and private credit and PE

    09 May 2023

    Relying solely on asset managers' reports is not enough, regulator cautions