Sarfraz Thind

M&G buys £50m UK office and industrial assets

M&G Real Estate has bought two UK office buildings and an industrial portfolio, its first acquisitions on behalf of the M&G UK Enhanced Value Fund launched in February.

Goldman Sachs' survey shows insurers less positive about investments

Insurers are less positive about investment opportunities than they were a year ago, according to a Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM) survey.

Somerset Re appoints Braverman as CIO

Folksam invests $400m in EIB green bonds

Swedish insurer Folksam is investing SKr3bn ($400m) in green bonds issued by the European Investment Bank, its biggest acquisition of green bonds to date.

Mitsui Life to boost foreign bond investment by over $2.2bn

Japan's Mitsui Life Insurance plans to increase foreign bond investments by more than 240bn yen ($2.23bn) in the next 12 months, according to reports from Reuters.

European insurers increased equity exposure by 2% over six years

Europe's insurers increased allocation to equity by 2% in the years between 2011 and 2016, while decreasing fixed income exposure, according to a report by AM Best.

Aberdeen Standard equity restructure sees six fund managers depart

Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI) has restructured its equity division leading to the departure of six fund managers.

Anbang faces asset break-up

Aviva appoints Blackie for third-party development

Aviva Investors, the global asset management business of Aviva, has appointed Steven Blackie as head of global product strategy to focus on the company's third-party business development.

Axa offloads $32bn of Swiss liabilities

AXA Switzerland is transferring CHF31bn ($32bn) of insurance liabilities off its balance sheet in a bid to shed capital intensive "full value insurance" businesses, the insurer said.