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Indonesia set to curb foreign insurers' investments in local industry
21 April 2017Allianz, Aviva and Fairfax among investors that must keep shareholdings below 80%
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Bund yields vulnerable as QE draws to a close
19 April 2017The end of the ECB's €2trn QE programme will lead to a rebalancing of the European fixed income market, with the repricing of German debt likely to be significant
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Climate risk: how insurers are failing to join the dots on the investment side
12 April 2017The quantification of climate-related risks is strategically important for insurers in terms of underwriting and investing performance, but the industry is accused of not leveraging its underwriting expertise to benefit its asset allocation strategy. Environmental Finance's Peter Cripps reports
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PIC buys into equity release mortgage market
06 April 2017Funding agreement with Retirement Advantage will help diversify the insurer's illiquid portfolio
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Aviva Investors bolsters infrastructure team
05 April 2017Darryl Murphy and Sarah Wall bring a combined 39 years of industry knowledge
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Aviva to sell Friends Provident International, say reports
28 March 2017Chinese buyers said to be circling Channel Islands unit
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The insurance asset management gold rush
15 March 2017Enticed by lucrative revenues, insurers are pushing into the asset management business like never before. Insurer-affiliated managers are currently some of the fastest growing in the world. With regulations and low rates driving increased insurer third-party asset outsourcing, the industry is in a prime position to pick up more business. Sarfraz Thind reports
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UK student loan book: a political risk worth taking?
03 March 2017The UK government has structured a tranche of the 2002 to 2006 student loan book to make it attractive to insurance investors. Insurers are wary of political risks, however. Callum Tanner reports
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Allianz and Aviva's asset managers on sustainable infrastructure work stream
27 February 2017UN-backed initiative seeks to engage infrastructure investors with ESG principles
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Hot property: ground rents
15 February 2017Ground rents offer insurers a way to diversify their real asset portfolios, with a low risk profile and relatively attractive yields. But market access and Solvency II treatment are significant barriers. Asa Gibson reports.