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Insurers seek infrastructure investments, but not at any cost
17 June 2015Panel at Insurance Asset Risk conference discusses impact of Juncker plan
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Pimco and Oaktree buy stake in Polish developer
11 June 2015One of largest real estate deals in the country
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Insurers and regulators still at odds over infrastructure investment
05 June 2015Insurers' investment in infrastructure has stalled in the face of legal uncertainties over long-term commitments, proposed Solvency II capital charges that seem too high to the industry and growing competition for infrastructure assets. Sarfraz Thind explains
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Another $2.7bn leaves Pimco fund
03 June 2015But rate of withdrawal at total return fund halves
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German insurers face crunch on guaranteed products
20 May 2015German insurers are struggling to meet guaranteed rates on life insurance products when returns on traditional investment assets are so paltry. How big a drain on capital is the mismatch producing and what's being done to ease this? Sarfraz Thind explains
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Pimco to close equities funds in strategy shift
15 May 2015CIO for equities, Virginie Maisonneuve, to leave
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Allianz CIO prepares for post-QE volatility
14 May 2015Andreas Gruber, CIO of Allianz, handles one of the biggest insurance investment portfolios in the world. Here he talks to Sarfraz Thind about the structure used to support multiple regions and assets, the attractions of illiquid assets and being ready for when the bubble bursts at the end of quantitative easing
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Allianz boosts real estate investments in US
06 May 2015Will buy up to $800m of apartments with two partners
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Allianz increases assets under management
06 May 2015Rise helped by market and currency effects in Q1
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Bernanke joins Pimco
30 April 2015Former Fed chairman becomes senior adviser