News

• Insatiable chase for yield will be more pronounced in 2021, Macquarie says

  09 December 2020

  Negative yielding corporate debt rises to $2.7trn in last year

• Groupama commits to global coal exit by 2040

  09 December 2020

  At the end of September 2020, French mutual had €150m (or 0.4% of its AuM) invested in thermal coal assets

• LGIM launches ESG-friendly fixed income ETFs in partnership with JP Morgan

  09 December 2020

  Focused on liquidity and ESG and targeted at European wholesale and institutional investors

• CECL had little impact on US insurers this year

  09 December 2020

  Fitch says accounting standard largely immaterial for insurer reported equity

• US recovery not until 2023, Axa IM says

  08 December 2020

  Worse outbreak of COVID-19 in winter predicted

• PIC invests £80m in UK housing association

  08 December 2020

  The investment is split into two tranches, both maturing in 2060

• Aviva Investors commits to £1bn of climate transition loans into real estate

  08 December 2020

  Vigeo-Eiris to provide second party verification and accreditation

• Free webinar: CIOs in the hot seat to manage insurance assets in Asia

  08 December 2020

  Taking place on 12th January

• Insurers placing less emphasis on climate risk in investments

  07 December 2020

  Climate risk underweighted in asset management versus underwriting, IAIS meeting participants say

• Chinese insurers face investment income volatility with increased allocation to equity

  07 December 2020

  But credit risk mitigated from reduced allocation to alternatives, Moody's says