David Walker

• Aviva unit suffers halving of investment income in turbulent 2020

  13 April 2021

  Realised gains slump 72%, paper gains more than halve

• Athora adjusts portfolios in Germany and Belgium

  12 April 2021

  Mezzanine loan default triggers €15m impairment

• Lloyd's syndicates see the light on ESG investing

  12 April 2021

  Annual statements promised greater openness on sustainable practices, but some are skeptical of the London market's approach to sustainability. David Walker reports.

  

• Chart of the week: Lloyds's investments continue to save the day

  09 April 2021

  Even if CEO wants underwriting to be the driver of profitability

• DWS names Asia Pacific head of insurance

  08 April 2021

  Ellen Yang's experience includes advising China's CBIRC on solvency regimes

• Chubb and Antares stand out among Lloyd's syndicate investors

  07 April 2021

  GSAM and Opus among managers helping offset COVID-19 hit

• Lloyd's syndicate buys into gold, and reaps 5.5%

  06 April 2021

  Syndicate also pulls out of distressed debt fund as staff change

• Lloyd's syndicates detail mandate terminations in 2020 and investment wishes for 2021

  01 April 2021

  Some syndicates praise hedge funds for growth-asset returns

• Folksam sets interim climate investing targets

  31 March 2021

  Swede wants more green bonds, and 29% CO2 reduction in its shares, credit and property

• Lloyd's £2.3bn investment yield cannot save market from overall loss

  31 March 2021

  For the market, 2020 was "a year like no other," but "an overall positive year" for its investors