
Investment Officers


AXA Fund Arm to Ditch Oil and Gas Companies if Emissions-Reduction Plans Fall Short
The fund arm of French insurer AXA said on Monday it would take a tougher line with oil and gas companies over their environmental impact, selling out of laggards after three years if their ...
Insurers Increasingly Relying on Non-Traditional Investment Assets to Increase Yield
Insurers are increasingly turning toward non-traditional assets to increase their yield, according to Clearwater Analytics' annual Insurance Investment Survey Report. "The search for yield amid low ...
Investors Team Up in Call for Governments to Toughen Climate Accounting
Investors managing more than $2.5 trillion have called on governments to compel companies and auditors to file financial accounts aligned with the world's net zero emissions target, a letter seen by ...
Allianz Investment Funds Under Investigation in Germany
German regulators have launched an investigation into the country's biggest financial company, Allianz, after the demise of some of its U.S. investment funds last year, people with direct knowledge ...
Global InsurTech Venture Funding Hits Record Again During Q2 2021: Forrester
Global InsurTech funding reached record levels once again in the 2021 second quarter, even as financings declined from the first three months of the year, according to Forrester's new sector roundup. ...
Brookfield Asset Management’s Reinsurance Unit Will Acquire American National for $5.1B
Brookfield Asset Management Inc's reinsurance unit has agreed to buy insurer American National Group Inc for about $5.1 billion in an all-cash deal, the companies said on Monday. Started in 1905 by ...
Aviva Warns UK Government Safety Plan for High-Rise Buildings Could Push Away Investors
Aviva Plc, the UK insurer and asset manager, warned the government that new safety proposals for high-rise apartment blocks could steer institutional investors away from the residential property ...
Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Appears to Extend Stock Repurchase Effort
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc appears to have extended its drive to repurchase its own stock, even with its share price near a record high, according to regulatory filings and an analyst. ...