News

• Anbang's short-term funding products banned by regulator

  05 May 2017

  Circ concerned premiums will be used to invest in risky or long-term assets

• Emerging market debt and equities lift Argo's returns

  05 May 2017

  Alternatives shine 12 months after firm posts loss on investment

  

• Axa IMRA strengthens infrastructure equity team

  04 May 2017

  Jeffrey Woodard follows Mark Gilligan from UBS Asset Management

  

• Private equity and hedge funds boost MetLife's investment income

  04 May 2017

  Derivative hedging losses stemmed but remain a thorn in the side

  

• Vivat's investment business excludes coal mining companies

  03 May 2017

  Dutch asset manager Actiam will exclude companies that earn more than 15% of revenues from coal

  

• Axa IMRA buys €1bn European logistics portfolio

  03 May 2017

  Undersupply of prime stock and high demand through e-commerce make logistics sector "highly compelling"

  

• Allianz-led consortium acquires UK's largest water supplier

  02 May 2017

  Insurer attracted by industry's transparency and inflation-linked, predictable cashflows

  

• Fairfax posts $18.4m Q1 investment losses

  28 April 2017

  Losses stemmed but equities continue to plague the group's investment returns

  

• Low rates to slice $55bn off insurers' investment income this year, predicts Moody's

  27 April 2017

  Insurers in Germany, Norway and Taiwan most likely to take hit on profits

• Scor divests from tobacco

  27 April 2017

  Cash holdings reduced, fixed income duration increased and rebalanced towards corporate bonds