David Walker

Articles by David Walker

  • APAC weekly - The mixed prognosis for APAC insurers, private credit and outsourcing

    09 July 2024

    It seems patience will be a virtue, for asset managers wanting private credit mandates from APAC insurers

  • Resolution Life transfers $13bn to Blackstone in 2023

    09 July 2024

    But Bermudian acknowledges pace of transfer was slower than expected

  • Sirius Point trims exposure to Third Point further in 2023

    09 July 2024

    However reduction to $77.5m was not as sharp as in 2021/2022

  • Japan's lifers hold nearly 10% of investments in local shares, FSA reveals

    08 July 2024

    Regulator published annual scorecard for year to March, last week

  • Munich Re calls for "common asset class for infrastructure investments" in Europe

    05 July 2024

    GDV's Berlin conference also hears impassioned calls for cut in regulatory burden

  • German insurers express disappointment at right-wing surge in France

    05 July 2024

    Financial markets have adjudged France as risky to lend to as Portugal

  • Italians ranked only eighth in EEA, for home bias in sovereign investing

    05 July 2024

    Spain and Sweden among nations with higher weighting in domestic debt, EIOPA finds

  • COTW - Round the World with SFCRs - Benelux insurers praise outsourcing partners

    05 July 2024

    As Benelux CIOs generally got better news in 2023 and 2022, back-slapping for mandate managers seemed the order of the day

  • Sumitomo Life invests in good sleeping habits

    04 July 2024

    Japanese lifer is backing developer of wearable tech for healthy sleeping

  • About half Europe's insurers now hold private credit and debt, EIOPA finds

    04 July 2024

    Financial Stability Report sounds warning over risks, and alternatives allocations by industry