News

• Axa IMRA acquires €105m Turin shopping centre

  30 July 2018

  The firm is believed to have spent €594m in just two years on Italian commercial property, at a run-rate that equates to at least €25m per month.

• PartnerRe announces $60m investment loss in H1

  30 July 2018

  Driven by an increase in risk-free rates in the US and widening of credit spreads in the US and Europe

• World Bank’s launch C$1bn bond to invest in women and young people

  30 July 2018

  Insurance companies, asset managers and pension funds make up 39% of the 40 investors committed to the bond

• Hiscox allocates a quarter of assets to cash

  30 July 2018

  London-listed insurer plans for rising interest rates and market volatility

• Australian and New Zealand financial sectors commit to sustainable finance roadmap

  27 July 2018

  Impact investing has grown from $1.2bn in 2015 to $5.8bn in 2017 according to local impact investing association

• Insurers call for taxonomy of 'greenness' in investments

  27 July 2018

  Underwriters also say they want more sustainable investments

• Change in US accounting rule increase ETFs attractiveness for insurers

  27 July 2018

  Report by Cerulli Associates advices ETF issuers to target insurance general accounts

• M&G Investments’ CEO to depart as part of leadership shakeup

  27 July 2018

  Anne Richards will leave her role in August

• Scor boosts credit exposure and investment yield

  26 July 2018

  French insurer harvested most gains from equities this year

• Prudential acquires Thai asset manager

  26 July 2018

  Deal includes distribution agreement with Thai TMB Bank