David Walker

• Japanese insurers hunt en masse for foreign bonds

  26 April 2017

  Local bond investments will be more selective, underwriters say

  

• Nuernberger's lower investment result a sign of the times for German life sector

  26 April 2017

  Finding yields above 1.2% for acceptable risk is a "considerable challenge", insurer says

  

• Volkswohl Bund stems fall in yields with renewables and foreign investments

  21 April 2017

  German life firm accelerates level of stockpiling reserves for in-force policies

• Indonesia set to curb foreign insurers' investments in local industry

  21 April 2017

  Allianz, Aviva and Fairfax among investors that must keep shareholdings below 80%

  

• AMP Capital develops taste for passive management

  19 April 2017

  Affiliate's mandates for UBS Asset Management show not only pensions in Australia want low cost

• Japanese pension interest in hard assets contagious for insurers, says AMP Capital

  12 April 2017

  Affiliate manager expects global deployment of capital into infrastructure and property

  

• Lloyd's syndicates slide down credit spectrum to boost returns

  12 April 2017

  Reduced exposure to sovereign and AAA-rated bonds

  

• Japanese insurers urged to engage directly as shareholders

  11 April 2017

  Firms have four weeks to comment on revised stewardship guidelines

  

• German watchdog gets tough over 'closet-tracker' funds

  06 April 2017

  New prospectus rules designed to help insurers identify true active management

  

• Baloise hires two property experts from independent asset managers

  06 April 2017

  Appointments to help Swiss insurer expand sales of investment products