Analysis

  • Adapting strategies to the new reality

    19 December 2016

    The arrival of Solvency II has already begun to reshape the relationship between insurers and asset managers, with optional add-ons becoming mandatory deliverables for insurance clientele. David Walker looks at the changing relationship between insurers and their investment partners.

  • What are the ESG alternatives to renewables and divestment?

    14 December 2016

    Hot on the heels of the FSB's guide to incorporating climate risks in investment decisions, Environmental Finance's Peter Cripps examines some of the alternative strategies being executed by insurers to reduce their exposures to risks stemming from climate change.

  • Investing in a changing climate

    12 December 2016

    The response by insurers' investment operations to climate change has been branded embarrassing. Environmental Finance's Peter Cripps investigates what the industry can do on the asset side of the balance sheet to mitigate climate change risks in the first of a two-part analysis.

  • Raising the stakes in fund management

    07 December 2016

    Insurer-affiliated managers are punching above their weight in a competitive market, taking more than one-third of all fund managers' new business in the first three quarters. David Walker examines the evolving relationship between insurer-parents, affiliates and independent managers.

  • Industry turns up the heat on MA reform

    05 December 2016

    The industry's opportunity to recommend changes to EU regulation in a post-Brexit world has delivered a comprehensive criticism of the MA. David Walker and Asa Gibson report.

  • Equities and treasuries pumped on Trump

    01 December 2016

    As the dust settles after Donald Trump's surprise election win, investors and economists assess the likely consequences of his administration on financial markets. Asa Gibson reports

  • Going back to normal

    28 November 2016

    Scor Global Investments' chief executive François de Varenne explains to Asa Gibson how the group's asset management policy has moved away from its conservative, post-crisis stance.

  • Investing against terror

    23 November 2016

    Pool Re's chief investment officer Ian Coulman speaks to David Walker about investing on behalf of the UK's terrorism reinsurance pool.

  • Tailored and transparent - absolute return funds under Solvency II

    14 November 2016

    If insurers can overcome historical bias and some regulatory stumbling blocks, absolute return funds could offer uncorrelated and attractive returns, with little cost under Solvency II, according to Melanie Rijkenberg

  • Can investment consultants build a bridge to insurers?

    09 November 2016

    Chief investment officers tell many tales of incompetent and tactless advisors, but admit they do sometimes need help navigating the investment landscape. David Walker investigates the future of the relationship

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