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Axa IMRA acquires commercial development in Munich
21 March 2018Axa Investment Managers - Real Assets (AXA IMRA) has acquired a commercial development in Munich, Germany, from TREI, the real estate platform of the Tengelmann Group.
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M&A: tipping the scales
09 August 2017With a squeeze on fees and increased competition, the asset management world is realising the need for scale. Insurers have already started on the M&A trail, but there appears to be much more on the way. Sarfraz Thind reports
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Insurers blame asset managers for insufficient look-through
21 July 2017European insurers pass the buck onto asset managers for lack of reporting data, but Eiopa pursues a hard line with underwriters facing difficulty getting hands on investment data. David Walker reports
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Insurance CIOs, regulators and investment leaders join IAR line up
22 March 2017ABI chief Hugh Savill will discuss effect of changing regulation on insurers' investments
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Higher interest rates hit NN's asset book
16 February 2017Some €4bn wiped from the insurer's portfolio
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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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NN Group ramps up allocation to mortgage loans
18 August 2016Realised gains on sovereign bond portfolio to take more credit risk
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Upholding a duty to ESG investing
10 August 2016NN's chief investment officer Jelle van der Giessen on investing responsibly in tough economic times. Asa Gibson reports.
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Swiss Life REIM buys three Paris hotels
11 December 2015Acquired for upscale hotel fund
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Lummert joins JPMAM from NN
15 September 2015Stefan Lummert to lead insurance advisory in Germany and Austria