Amundi Interested in Buying Allianz Global Investors December 5, 2024 Amundi SA is interested in acquiring control of Allianz SE’s asset manager Allianz Global Investors as the French company scouts...
Ninety One Joins Rush of Asset Managers Chasing Insurer Deals November 21, 2024 By Adelaide Changole South African asset manager Ninety One Ltd. has agreed to sell a stake to Sanlam Ltd., joining a raft of...
Catastrophe Bonds Are Luring Retail Investors to High-Risk Debt June 24, 2024 By Gautam Naik There was a time when investing in catastrophe bonds was the preserve of hedge funds and other sophisticated alternative asset...
Highlighting Exxon Suit, Investors Urge Firms to Keep Shareholder Spats Out of Court May 28, 2024 A group of around 40 large European and American institutional investors on Tuesday urged companies to refrain from taking shareholders...
Asset-Backed Securities Face New Risks From US Court Decision March 28, 2024 By Scott Carpenter A federal court decision has raised new legal risks for a corner of Wall Street that bundles consumer loans into...
Anti-ESG Movement in U.S. Feeds Anxiety Among UK Investors June 28, 2023 By Frances Schwartzkopff Investors in the UK are starting to worry that the anti-ESG movement may spread from the US and get a...
EU Plans Tough ‘Value for Money’ Rules for Investment Products: Draft Proposals May 9, 2023 By Huw Jones Banks, insurers and asset managers in the European Union would only be allowed to sell funds and other products across...
ESG Backlash Overshadows Power to Drive Better Returns: UK’s Biggest Fund Manager April 27, 2023 By Alastair Marsh The politicization of the acronym ESG risks overshadowing its power to drive returns for shareholders, according to the head of...
Japanese Insurer’s Plan to Sell Foreign Debt Flashes Market Warning April 18, 2023 By Yumi Teso and Masahiro Hidaka A Japanese insurer with $65 billion of assets plans to offload all its currency-hedged foreign debt holdings, foreshadowing what may...
EU Vote on Human Rights ‘Due Diligence’ Looms for Financial Services Firms April 6, 2023 By Huw Jones Financial services companies would be required to take action if their clients were failing to protect human rights and the...