Vincent Huck

• Lloyd's syndicates investment bill jumps 33%

  31 May 2018

  Returns also rose in 2017 thanks to conservative allocation to equity and risk assets

• Legal & General IM chief executive to retire

  31 May 2018

  Mark Zinkula has held the position since March 2011

• Aviva Investors launches £37bn combined real assets business

  30 May 2018

  Integration of real estate, infrastructure and private debt businesses into single platform

• Allianz becomes largest minority shareholder of Moneyfarm

  29 May 2018

  The online investment platform raised £40m in latest fund-raising round

• European Commission to legislate ESG inclusion in insurers' investments

  25 May 2018

  Proposal part of first four legislative measures to boost sustainable finance in the region

• Brazil becomes world’s first insurance market to commit to climate risk transparency

  24 May 2018

  Latin America’s largest insurance market declared support to the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures.

• World's top insurers stalling on climate change drive

  24 May 2018

  While insurers are increasingly acute to environmental risks which might impact both sides of their balance sheet, new research has found that their investment strategies are not in line with the Paris Agreement. The research was published the same week Royal Dutch Shell held its AGM and shareholders, including some large insurers, were asked to vote on a climate resolution. Did they stand up to the test? Paul Walsh and Vincent Huck report

  

• Insurers’ outsourced assets increase by 16.9% in 2017

  23 May 2018

  Results of the 2018 Insurance Investment Outsourcing report show $2.2trn outsource bump

• California launches impact investment portal

  22 May 2018

  Brings processes online to foster more public-private partnerships between communities and insurers

• Legal & General agrees £100m development deal for London housing project

  21 May 2018

  Deal will see L&G take ownership of a 35-storey south London building.