News

• LGIM becomes a more 'rebellious' shareholder

  16 April 2019

  The UK insurer’s investment arm has increased its number of votes against management as well as shareholder resolutions

• UK's PRA publish supervisory statement on climate change

  16 April 2019

  Insurers’ management of climate risk will be assessed in their governance, risk management, scenario analysis and disclosure

• Hong Kong moves away from self-regulatory regime

  15 April 2019

  Hong Kong Federation of Insurers preparing to hand over the oversight of 95,000 insurance intermediaries to the Insurance Authority

• Eastspring Malaysia appoints CEO for Islamic asset management unit

  15 April 2019

  Khadijah Sairah Ibrahim will look after the 3.7bn ringgit assets of Eastspring Al-Wara Investments Berhad

• Folksam Life reassures policyholders that it can withstand any collapse of Swedbank

  15 April 2019

  Swedish life insurer would see its SCR decline by 2 percentage points in the event of Swedbank shares becoming worthless

• SOFR-linked trades break $1trn a day in first year of operation

  12 April 2019

  FSB chair welcomes Libor alternatives remarkable progress in speech to mark its first anniversary

• AIA appoints HSBC Asset Management for infra debt mandate

  12 April 2019

  Partnership aims to tackle lack of long-dated assets for long-term liabilities in APAC

• Early SFCRs reveal jump in investment risk-taking

  11 April 2019

  Insurance Risk Data analysis reveals greater investment risk-taking

• French regulator calls on insurers 'to sharpen up' their climate risk strategies

  11 April 2019

  The ACPR has also been scrutinising insurers’ investment strategies, in relation to climate risk

• Former Metlife Asia investment head becomes Anbang’s CIO

  11 April 2019

  Pu Jingsu to manage more than $300bn AuM