News

  • Upside remains for Japanese lifers if JGB yields rise further, Fitch says

    28 March 2024

    A new macroeconomic landscape has dawned in Japan after central bank abandoned key policies

  • Tokio Marine outsources impact investment to Macquarie fund

    28 March 2024

    Japanese insurer is expanding its two-year old impact investment programme

  • Insurers expect investment complexity to increase over next two years

    27 March 2024

    Research from Ortec Finance finds 89% of respondents expect a rise in allocations to alternative assets in the next 12 months

  • Investec launches £250m UK real estate equity strategy

    27 March 2024

    Closes first investment in office space sector

  • Mitsui Sumitomo's managers to ring the home bell bang at 5pm - and check staff leave

    27 March 2024

    The new aim, to foster skills and help recruiting, replaces "leave before 7pm" rule in force since 2017

  • Aioi Nissay Dowa and Nippon Life partner with Nordea AM on global equity fund

    27 March 2024

    Two insurers put JPY 25bn in new natural capital-focused fund for Japan's institutional investors

  • Japan Post Insurance establishes real estate and responsible investment offices

    27 March 2024

    As part of its medium-term plan to 2025

  • Sun Life Financial appoints industry veteran Timothy Deacon as new CFO

    26 March 2024

    Deacon joins from Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan

  • Robeco launches Emerging Markets ex-China Equities fund

    26 March 2024

    Intended to help investors gain exposure to smaller EM economies

  • Moody's concerned at local-government exposures among some Chinese insurers

    26 March 2024

    Credit conditions for local government funding vehicles are "under stress", ratings agency says