News

  • Northwestern Mutual boots fintech fund

    04 May 2026

    US insurer increases size of its corporate venture capital vehicle by 75% to $350m

  • Aviva Investors sells two UK retail outlets in pivot to housing and urban logistics

    01 May 2026

    Affiliate is aiming to increase its investment in the UK living sector to over 25% of its overall real estate portfolio

  • Chart of the Week: UK PRA drops the pleasantries with funded re

    01 May 2026

    The UK regulator tells lifers 'you can still do funded re deals, but you'll pay (more) for it'

  • PRA's funded re plans won't deter lifers using AIR for accessing esoteric assets

    01 May 2026

    Lawyers and actuaries do expect some impact on UK deal volumes, however

  • La Caisse acquires blood analysis and diagnostics business

    30 April 2026

    Investor partnered with Archimed to acquire Stago, a French hemostasis specialist

  • Mirova invests $15m in Indian EV battery business

    30 April 2026

    Battery Smart has 1,600 stations across 50 cities

  • Aberdeen appoints new multi-asset and private market solutions heads

    30 April 2026

    Marianne Zangerl promoted and Mark Meiklejon joins from Aviva

  • PRA plans for funded re part of global 'regulatory convergence', lawyers argue

    30 April 2026

    UK regulator issued proposals for funded re capital treatment yesterday

  • Comment - Is private credit exposure making US life insurers hedge funds' new 'Big Short'?

    29 April 2026

    Reports link US sector's growing interest in private credit, to growing short interests of hedge funds

  • Booming BPA market is reshaping insurer's investment appetites, PRA's Truran says

    29 April 2026

    The PRA is adapting its supervisory approach as the UK BPA market expands, and insurer's investment strategies shift towards private markets and illiquid assets