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  • A quarter of institutional investors expect "dramatic increase" in real estate development finance allocations over next three years

    13 March 2024

    Survey from Downing also finds ESG credentials of property development finance firms expected to come under increasing scrutiny

  • Looking for a home for natural capital in insurers' investment portfolios

    12 March 2024

    Understanding new risks, a lack of asset managers able to service these types of investments at scale, and the question of where to include natural capital in the SAA are the hurdles insurers need to overcome, Danielle Brassel, director of responsible investment at Zurich Insurance Group, explains

  • Lloyd's investment return jumps to £5.3bn in 2023 after 2022 £3.1bn loss

    07 March 2024

    Reversal from previous year down to interest rates and unwind of mark-to-market accounting treatment of FI portfolio, Lloyd's says

  • UK spring budget: expected record bond issuance key concern for RLAM

    06 March 2024

    RLAM head of rates and cash expects UK chancellor to stick with consensus on tax cuts

  • M&G launches two-year European bond fund to capture higher rates opportunity

    01 March 2024

    Bond strategy aims to lock in 4.5% gross annualised returns

  • Winners of the 2024 Insurance Asset Risk awards

    29 February 2024

    Insurance Asset Risk is pleased to announce the winners of its 2024 awards

  • NN Group invests €350m in strategy that will look beyond traditional renewables investments

    26 February 2024

    Dutch insurer partners with Macquarie Asset Management to make debt deals

  • European govvies ripe for positive returns this year, Generali AM says

    22 February 2024

    Economic recovery in latter half of the year also likely to favour European credit

  • Amundi launches global short term bond fund

    20 February 2024

    Manager expects yields to stay above historical averages for prolonged period

  • CIO Interview: New interest rate regime requires creativeness, PIC's Rob Groves says

    19 February 2024

    In the first part of this two part interview, PIC chief investment officer Rob Groves discusses the make up of the UK insurer's portfolio and how to balance creative and conservative investment strategies.