David Walker

Articles by David Walker

  • BaFin warns insurers about alternatives and illiquidity

    31 October 2025

    Regulators survey finds small German insurers commit more of GA to alts

  • APAC's life reinsurers will withstand incursions from asset-intensive reinsurers, S&P Global says

    31 October 2025

    Ratings agency expects increasing holdings of private credit by APAC reinsurers

  • Pacific Life Re joins growing calls for MA-like structure in Australia

    30 October 2025

    Apollo also advocated an MA, in APRA's consulting on annuity writers' capital burden

  • Apollo backs matching adjustment for Australian annuity underwriters

    30 October 2025

    But Challenger's part-owner acknowledges Apra not currently considering an MA

  • Comment: Is RGA out-foxing mainstream private credit investors?

    29 October 2025

    The existence of credit secondaries suggests investors willing to sell out

  • APRA clamps down on private credit in annuity framework review

    29 October 2025

    Regulator proposes limiting capital concessions when matching is by unrated and privately rated instruments

  • Comment: How Japan's insurers are changing the bounds of 'impact investing'

    28 October 2025

    Amid a shrinking workforce, efforts to boost productivity might now be 'impact investments'

  • APAC Weekly: Has Xi Jinping just named his favourite alternative insurance managers?

    28 October 2025

    IAMAC gathers Schroders, Invesco, KKR, Blackstone, BlackRock and GSAM in Beijing

  • China's insurers urged to make most of 'southbound connect' foreign bond programme

    28 October 2025

    Platform gives Mainland bond investors greater access to global paper, via Hong Kong

  • Fubon Life pockets HK $53m from divesting from Hong Kong JV with Zong An Life

    27 October 2025

    ZA Life is a digital insurer based in Hong Kong