Investment Officers
With Volumes Soaring, Zurich Doubles Its Green Bond Commitment
Zurich Insurance Group AG said it is boosting its investment in green bonds to up to $2 billion, with plans to spread the initiative through three different European currencies. Switzerland's largest ...
U.S. SEC Set to Examine Alternative Mutual Funds
A surge of investment in alternative mutual funds has caught the attention of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, which will launch examinations of fund companies targeting funds' leverage, ...
Infrastructure Investments Lack Political Support: Allianz
Allianz SE said a lack of political support prevents investors from contributing more money to infrastructure projects such as roads or power and gas grids. "Politicians are still convinced ...
Are Companies Led By Women Better? Now You Can Put Your Money On It
Investors who want to put money behind the idea that female leadership helps companies excel will have a new way to invest on Thursday when Barclays Bank PLC launches the Barclays Women in Leadership ...
Short Memories: Yield Hunt Sees Investors Chasing Bond In Risky Regions
The hunt for yield in an era of diminishing interest rates has lured investors into ever riskier regions of the bond market, prompting some to ask: who is buying this stuff and are they suffering ...
S&P: Insurers Ideal to Fill Infrastructure Spending Gap
With an expected $500 billion per year gap in infrastructure funding through 2030, insurers are well situated to fill that financing void, Standard & Poor's asserted in a July 7 note. The ratings ...
Pension Funds Tread into Danger Zone with Risk Taking: Economist
Pension funds and other long-term investors are taking ever bigger risks and could be laying the ground for renewed turmoil when money gets more expensive, one of the world's leading economists told ...
American Family, Microsoft Team Up on Startup Accelerator; Ventures to Create Smarter Homes
On Tuesday, Microsoft Corp. and American Family Insurance announced they are launching a unique business accelerator for startups focused on home automation. The accelerator will help the next ...