David Walker

Articles by David Walker

  • Comment: CIOs risk becoming fossils

    10 June 2022

    First Nations groups are merging the 'E' and 'S' in ESG - for CIOs and CUOs alike

  • Chart of the Week - Europe's Largest Insurers

    10 June 2022

    General accounts fell while unit-linked assets rose, at Europe's largest groups in 2021

  • Asian ESG push given fresh impetus by Manulife revelations

    10 June 2022

    Three-quarters of Asians surveyed want companies engaged in local communities

  • Falling yen bolsters Japan lifers' investment results

    09 June 2022

    Fitch expects "robust investment income" in next nine months

  • Signal Iduna reveals return expectations from solarpark and thoughts on 'green' charges

    09 June 2022

    Dortmund insurer says cut charge for infrastructure "not determinative" of investment decision

  • Signal Iduna and HansaInvest Real Assets buy Europe's largest solar park

    07 June 2022

    Investment uses power-purchase agreement for "attractive return in low-interest environment"

  • Regulator tells Chinese CIOs to achieve net-zero in investments

    06 June 2022

    CBIRC has released green finance guidelines

  • Chart of the Week - Fossil fuel dividends lost in transition?

    03 June 2022

    Market expects nearly one-third of UK dividends to come from fossil fuels

  • Comment - So, make your mind up, are you an insurer, or an investor?

    03 June 2022

    Europe's insurers are now 79% investors, according to Solvency II data at least

  • Comment - What insurers can learn from the furore about HSBC AM and climate change

    01 June 2022

    Any insurers arguing climate change doesn't matter are shooting at their own feet