David Walker

Articles by David Walker

  • Moody's predicts shift towards unrated assets on risk charge falling

    06 September 2017

    Rating agency does not expect risk charge on sovereign bonds for standard formula users

  • German trade body calls for proportionality on look-through

    31 August 2017

    GDV's plea comes as Insurance Risk Data reveals Germany's largest fund-investing insurers

  • Poor investment climate and crackdown on unorthodox products lead to Anbang downgrade

    25 August 2017

    Rating agency Dagong also highlights problematic debt burden of foreign loan investments under domestic guarantee

  • Achmea builds up market risk after capital hedge

    17 August 2017

    Insurer shares its domestic rivals' appetite for mortgage investments

  • Private equity and property drive Hannover Re first half returns

    10 August 2017

    But CFO cautions against expecting private equity returns to be repeated

  • Danish insurers' investments attract regulator's attention

    09 August 2017

    Sector's exposure to mortgages rose as watchdog considered consultation

  • Beijing to tighten foreign investment controls at state-owned insurers

    03 August 2017

    Authorities concerned by "irrational" foreign investments stemming from lack of accountability

  • RSA suffers 9% slide in investment income

    02 August 2017

    First half results show a reinvestment yield of 1.6%

  • Lancashire Holdings highlights hedge funds as driver of investment returns

    27 July 2017

    UK insurer says equities also contributed to first-half gains

  • Insurers pile into French fintech fund

    26 July 2017

    Swiss Life, Groupama, SocGen, Natixis and Vaudoise commit to new fund targeting insurtech and regtech