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L&G appoints Dan Batterton as head of housing, UK

Newly created role will oversee a unified housing platform

L&G backs UK cold storage business

Provides £250m in private debt financing

Tariffs top investors' macro concerns as they focus on portfolio resilience, according to Schroders survey

80% of investors likely to increase their use of active strategies in the year ahead

SFCR 2025 - The matching adjustment misfired, again, in Spain in 2024

Overall, the MA delivered a capital benefit to Spanish lifers using it in 2024. But that was not always the case, for the capital requirements of most of its users

Mirova joins #BackBlue coalition

Launched by the Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance and the WEF

Challenger welcomes Apra's consultation on life illiquidity premium

Annuity writer calls proposals "significant improvement" on current capital settings

Fitch cites Taiwan FX hedging costs for TransGlobe Life's negative rating watch

TGL's mismatch-hedging to "come under pressure" after "surge in hedging costs," Fitch predicts

Europe's defence boost provides equity opportunities, govie bond risks, Robeco says

Manager highlights connected sectors as well as aerospace and defence industry

Nuveen reaches second close on CRE debt strategy

CPP Investments, TIAA and Temasek contribute to AU$650m raise

Apra edges towards, but rules out, matching adjustment for Australia, for now

Reforms to illiquidity premium for annuity writers were proposed today

Just Group completes £150m buy-in with Mirror Group Newspapers pension scheme

Deal was one of 129 buy-in transactions firm completed in 2024

Munich Re resigns from Net Zero Asset Owner Alliance

As well as from the Net Zero Asset Managers Initiative

Hong Kong takes "first step in thousand miles journey" with first long-dated govvie issuance

M&G Investments appoints global head of client group

Neil Godfrey joins from Barings from 16 June

MEAG acquires logistics property from Aurelis Real Estate

Potsdam property leased long-term to General Logistics Systems Germany

How best to hedge - Schroders' wise counsel on FX risk and APAC insurers

After sharp intakes of breath by some Taiwan lifers as their dollar jolted 8% against the greenback over two days last month, Insurance Asset Risk asked Pedro Moura, head of Asia client solutions at Schroders, for advice on APAC insurers hedging FX risk.

Investment spread widens 8% at Japan's lifers, Fitch finds

Most recent annual figures show spread hit JPY 787bn by March

IAR EMEA 2025: Insurers split on geopolitical challenge to impact investing

Insurers need to focus on improving relationships with external managers and improve collaboration with other pools of capital

Fubon Life adjusts FX hedging as volatility strikes markets

Q1 results reveal 5.41% investment return, up from 4.62% a year earlier

IAR EMEA 2025: Private credit RE lending getting more interesting, but market not fully repaired yet

Private assets investing requires "humility" to partner with expertise - RLAM says