David Walker

Articles by David Walker

  • Dai-ichi Life backs Tokyo with purchase of transition government bonds

    06 February 2025

    Lifer advocates more work on quantifying nation's near-term emissions-reduction targets

  • Meiji Yasuda Life's future co-creation fund invests in local digital start-up, MOSH

    06 February 2025

    MSL may provide content to customers using MOSH's outlet, it says

  • Sumitomo Life outsources local PE investing to emerging management house

    06 February 2025

    D Capital managers had "extensive track record in their previous jobs," lifer says

  • Twelve Capital, Generali and Descartes collaborate on parametric insurance fund

    05 February 2025

    Players said using parametric contracts had clear benefits for investors

  • APAC Weekly - India opens GA-floodgates for local investments, or maybe not...

    04 February 2025

    India's federal budget for 2025/2026 is removing the FDI cap for insurers, but with GA-strings attached. CUOs may love it, but will CIOs take the bait?

  • "Phenomenal" change predicted in insurance investments from Indian budget

    03 February 2025

    Finance minister announced country's 2025/2026 budget on weekend

  • Meiji Yasuda AM adds bite to local stock voting plans

    03 February 2025

    Japanese affiliate intends applying changes to its voting after April

  • St James's Place surrenders ticked up in 2024, but FuM hit record high

    03 February 2025

    Wealth manager cut alternatives, grew North American shareholdings, last year

  • Chart of the Week - IVASS spells out the lay of the land in lifers' GAs, as lapse risk came to Italy

    31 January 2025

    Researchers at the regulator analysed portfolio positioning and likely gains/losses to meet surrenders, in 2023

  • Lapse rates generally decreased among life insurers with better solvency in 2023

    30 January 2025

    Insurance Risk Data found this trend, with a few exceptions, using solvency data