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  • Zurich looks to boost real estate portfolio

    29 January 2015

    Alessandro Bronda, Zurich's real estate investment strategist, tells Marc Jones why the asset class is performing well and why it is an important part of the insurer's overall portfolio.

  • Phoenix's Vidur Bahree: putting the house in order

    21 January 2015

    Instilling fresh thinking into the asset strategies of legacy insurers while navigating the global financial crisis has occupied Vidur Bahree for the best part of a decade. He tells Christopher Cundy about the ups, downs and turnarounds.

  • Partnership's collegiate approach to managing its assets

    22 October 2014

    CIO Alex Veys describes the UK life insurer's investment style and structure, and the relationship with its external manager. Hardeep Dhillon reports

  • Credit the improvement in Aegon UK's investments

    03 September 2014

    Aegon UK looks to improve the credit strength of its assets.

  • Scor faces up to the Solvency II asset test

    13 August 2014

    Fabrice Rossary, CIO at Scor, talks through the company's investment strategy.

  • Specialist investment services in demand from insurers

    12 June 2014

    Russell Büsst, Conning's CIO Europe, discusses US muni bonds and trade finance

  • Friends Life's Mark Versey: "Infrastructure is now a core investment strategy"

    22 November 2013

    Friends Life is now directly investing in both infrastructure and commercial real estate debt after awarding combined mandates of £1bn this year. Jamie Bullen asks chief investment officer Mark Versey what lies behind this new strategy