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Insurers' private equity investment gets a fillip from Brussels
30 October 2014Clarification of the Solvency II capital charges will clear the way for more insurers to embrace the asset class, joining those already attracted by the superior returns
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Partnership's collegiate approach to managing its assets
22 October 2014CIO Alex Veys describes the UK life insurer's investment style and structure, and the relationship with its external manager. Hardeep Dhillon reports
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The pros and cons of managing insurers' assets in-house
17 October 2014External management of an insurer's assets may give the company more flexibility, but does it necessarily produce good results? Sarfraz Thind investigates
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Insurers plan bigger allocations to real estate and infrastructure
06 October 2014These are the two leading asset classes favoured by insurers as a BlackRock survey shows one in three firms plans to increase their risk appetite over the next three years
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Completion mandates are AllianceBernstein's forte
26 September 2014The approach enables insurers to access asset classes where they don't have the resources to research and manage them in-house, the firm's insurance CIO Erik Vynckier explains to Hardeep Dhillon
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The dangers of overlooking inflation risk
24 September 2014Pimco's Eugene Dimitriou and Berdibek Ahmedov outline the difficulties in quantifying inflation risk
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BlackRock and DeAWM continue to dominate insurance outsourcing
18 September 2014Goldman, JPMorgan also notched up big gains in the new Insurance Investment Outsourcing Report rankings
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Credit the improvement in Aegon UK's investments
03 September 2014Aegon UK looks to improve the credit strength of its assets.
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US life investment income peaks to highest level in decade
30 July 2014Alternative assets and equities jump, bonds decline, says GR-NEAM
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Asset managers increase insurance AuM
10 July 2014Specialist expertise key in attracting clients