David Walker

Articles by David Walker

  • Comment - A good time for insurers to divest Japanese cross-shareholdings?

    09 April 2025

    In turbulent times, major Japanese insurers are trying to work out what price is fair, to unwind significant 'keiretsu'

  • Comment: China's regulator picks one helluva day, to promote Chinese insurers' shareholdings

    08 April 2025

    The 'average' insurer will be able to have up to 30% in shares under new rules

  • APAC Weekly - 'How to Spend It': Japan's authorities allocate most 'green bond' proceeds to climate adaptation

    08 April 2025

    Insurers are prominent lenders to Japan's local authorities through issues of green bonds

  • Chinese regulator raises insurers' equity ratio limits and VC fund ceilings

    08 April 2025

    "National strategic emerging industries" are in the NFRA's sights

  • Chinese regulator lays down rules for major PE investing by insurers

    07 April 2025

    The NFRA also called upon insurers to bolster their equity investment decision-making procedures

  • M&G stuck entirely to fixed cashflow assets in MA portfolio in 2024

    07 April 2025

    Solvency UK rules would allow for MA assets to have just 'highly-predictable' cashflows

  • Dai-ichi Life to add AUD 131.4bn to assets in Australian M&A

    07 April 2025

    Japanese group plans buying stake in Challenger from MS&AD

  • Chart of the Week - Why Germany's 'silent life book run-off' could be a rainmaker for BlackRock

    04 April 2025

    Fitch estimates €100bn of German life books still up for consolidation

  • Lloyd's syndicate makes 36% on hedge fund, and 27% from gold, in 2024

    04 April 2025

    MAP also added, profitably, to gold and commodity ETFs

  • Beazley Furlonge syndicate praises its best returns as funds and shareholdings grow

    04 April 2025

    Hedge funds, credit and equities all played role in 5.1% rate of return in 2024