David Walker

Articles by David Walker

  • Japan's insurers put their weight behind plan for an 'asset management nation'

    04 December 2024

    Tokyo wants Japan to be a nation known for good asset management - a goal that its insurers manifestly desire too

  • APAC Weekly - Is outsourcing being instrumentalised for national strategies?

    03 December 2024

    It seems infrastructure is not the only kind of investment activity an APAC insurer's CIO can now do, to 'help the nation'

  • Japan's earthquake reinsurer backs gender-based project bond

    29 November 2024

    Five-year bond carries 0.82% coupon

  • Chart of the Week - EIOPA spells out dangers of fossil fuel investments

    29 November 2024

    As well as suggesting capital surcharges for GHG-risk equities and bonds this month, EIOPA analysed the risks of keeping them in Gas

  • Nippon Life LP backs local AI healthcare start-up to combat "serious labour shortage"

    28 November 2024

    Zest focuses on AI for in-home and nursing care

  • Sompo increases full-year investment income expectations

    28 November 2024

    Full-year income will have almost doubled since 2020 fiscal year

  • Direct Line issues point-Blanc refusal of M&A bid from Aviva

    28 November 2024

    Acquisition would narrow the size gap of Aviva's GA to M&G's general account

  • Comment - Postcard from Downunder - 'Welcome to the Climate Crisis'

    28 November 2024

    Australia's insurers essentially told, fossil fuel production is making your product unaffordable

  • HANSAINVEST Real Assets announces filling of Essen offices

    28 November 2024

    Affiliated manager has about 10bn in property and renewables/infrastructure

  • China's Taiking Life files report on further backing for UK's Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant

    28 November 2024

    Life firm made announcement about £4m allocation this month