The prospects of a speedy deal to create an equivalence regime for the UK’s financial services sector in the wake of Brexit are steadily receding, writes Contributing Editor David Worsfold.

There was a surprise inclusion of a UK regulator on the shortlist for EIOPA chair, while the row over the Solvency II review escalates, writes David Worsfold, Contributing Editor.

Insurance Investment Exchange this week launched its latest digital roundtable series – Off the Beaten Track – which aims to explore new emerging asset classes and themes appearing in insurance portfolios as insurers balance tackling low yields with mitigating tail risks.

Turning an investment portfolio green is going to be one of the defining challenges for insurers over the next decade.

We live in an age of uncertainty but institutional investors, including insurers, do not always appreciate the wider potential impacts on investment values of the most serious threats.

The Investment Association has urged investment managers to step up the pressure on boards over a range of key issues, with climate change and diversity at the top of the agenda.