David Walker

Articles by David Walker

  • Japan Post Insurance plans further $1bn EM outsourcing, and stake-building with Ashmore

    02 April 2026

    Delegations will involve EM funds, stocks and bonds

  • Experts turn to typhoons, and rock band amplifiers, to describe degrees of market stress

    02 April 2026

    Suddenly, the VIX index seems oh so very quaint a way to gauge investor tumult and fear

  • Australian lifers' trade body wanted better risk-allowance floor in annuity capital rule re-write

    02 April 2026

    Various annuities stakeholders argued APRA's preference for floor was wrong

  • Challenger argued for securitisations leeway in Australian annuity capital rules re-set

    02 April 2026

    Annuity writer wanted private ratings allowed for non-mainstream asset class

  • Australia's actuaries warned of "material constraint" of annuity writers' access to infra and US private markets

    01 April 2026

    Actuaries Institute's feedback on now-finalised capital framework changes was published this week

  • Manulife unit completes M&A of Schroders in Indonesia to make IDR 177trn group

    01 April 2026

    Deal cements PT Manulife Aset Manajemen Indonesia's leading position in country

  • MUFG appoints WTW insurance alumnus to expand insurance financing offering in EMEA

    31 March 2026

    Gary Finkelstein will help expand MUFG's financing offering for insurers in EMEA

  • APAC Weekly: Insurers' healthy outlook at a new dawn for regulations in Japan

    31 March 2026

    Investment reshuffles have played their part in strong solvency buffers, as industry moves to economic value-based solvency rules

  • Chinese insurance AM association warns of fund liquidity, redemption and "structural complexity" risks

    31 March 2026

    Chinese association publishes risk guide for insurance AM products

  • APRA finalises capital framework revisions for Australia's annuity writers

    31 March 2026

    Regulator acknowledges getting mixed feedback on topics around backing assets