Asa Gibson

Articles by Asa Gibson

  • Allianz-led consortium acquires UK's largest water-only supplier

    02 May 2017

    An Allianz-led consortium has agreed to acquire the UK's largest water-only supplier, Affinity Water.

  • Stranded assets are real threat to industry - Lloyd's

    22 March 2017

    Insurance companies have been warned again about the risk of their assets becoming 'stranded' in the transition to a low-carbon economy, this time by Lloyd's of London.

  • Nippon Life pledges to invest a further JPY200bn in ESG bonds

    21 March 2017

    Japanese insurer Nippon Life has pledged to invest a further JPY200 billion ($1.7 billion) in environmental, social and governance (ESG) themed bonds and similar products as part of a responsibility drive.

  • Zurich chooses Columbia Threadneedle to manage ESG equity strategy

    21 February 2017

    Swiss insurer Zurich's German business has appointed Columbia Threadneedle Investments to manage its new European equity environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategy.

  • Why Allianz is investing where the wind blows

    10 February 2017

    Allianz's in-house alternative asset manager has closed four tax equity investments in US wind farms in only 12 months, and plans more in 2017. Head of renewables at Allianz Capital Partners David Jones talks to Asa Gibson about the firm's American wind adventure.

  • Allianz and MUFG in US wind farm tax equity deal

    03 February 2017

    Allianz Capital Partners (ACP) – the alternative investment manager of German insurer Allianz – and Japanese financial conglomerate Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) have co-invested in a 225MW wind project in Oklahoma.

  • Californian insurers' $521bn in fossil fuel assets revealed

    24 January 2017

    Insurers operating in California have $521bn invested in fossil fuel-related securities, according to the state's insurance commissioner Dave Jones.

  • Allianz makes third US wind farm investment

    17 January 2017

    Allianz Capital Partners, the alternative asset manager of German insurer Allianz, has made its third tax equity investment in a US wind farm, with an undisclosed sum invested in the 184MW Kelly Creek project in Illinois.

  • Allianz buys 80% of €330m wind farm portfolio

    12 December 2016

    Allianz Global Investors has bought 80% of a €330 million onshore wind farm portfolio in Germany through its energy and infrastructure fund Allianz Renewable Energy Fund II.

  • Talanx commits to screening investments for ESG issues

    15 September 2016

    Talanx has committed to screening all investments made by the group for environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors as part of a sustainability initiative.