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The 'obscure' Solvency II co-investment rule
30 April 2019Recent changes to co-investing rules under Solvency II have been received with mixed feelings by European insurers. Many players are even unaware there has been a development. Vincent Huck reports
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French insurers partner up for major unlisted SME funding initiative
07 March 2019From Axa France to BNP Paribas Cardif and CNP Assurances, France’s largest have helped unlock €22.2bn of fund-based investments for French small caps. Their early-stage returns may be unclear. But their ambitions for the next phase of their investment is only the greater, the heavy hitters tell Vincent Huck
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French insurers committed €1.2bn in partnership to fund unlisted SMEs
13 February 2019The five insurers and an investment bank invested in 63 funds
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Deals round-up: 28 Jan 2019
28 January 2019Axa IMRA, Prudential, BNP Paribas Cardif, Garance
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French insurers’ climate-related disclosures under the spotlight
23 November 2018Disclosures have improved, but retail investors still do not know whether their savings are invested in a sustainable future
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Insurers support launch of tobacco-free finance pledge
27 September 2018The pledge has 60 founding signatories and 28 supporters
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French insurer to double green investments
21 September 2017Green bonds will be the focus for BNP Paribas Cardif
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Investing in a changing climate
12 December 2016The response by insurers' investment operations to climate change has been branded embarrassing. Environmental Finance's Peter Cripps investigates what the industry can do on the asset side of the balance sheet to mitigate climate change risks in the first of a two-part analysis.
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European insurers flock to SME financing funds
05 October 2016BNP Paribas IP's SME debt fund closes at €500m as firms seek diversified credit holdings
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French insurers invest in €425m green energy infrastructure fund
24 August 2016CNP and Meridiam close fund after six months