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Implementing net-zero pledges
Hetal Patel, head of climate investment risk at Phoenix Group, discusses the various tools available to insurers for delivering on their net-zero pledges, as well as the associated challenges.
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BPA market stays hot as 36% of pension schemes expect a deal within a year
11 August 2023Though polling from Aon finds insurers may not be the only option open to DB schemes
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Royal London already ahead of Mansion House Compact goals
09 August 20232023 Interim results stated the insurer and pensions provider already has 10% of its portfolio invested in unlisted illiquid assets
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BPA deal intensity creating liquidity pressures, says Phoenix Group
01 August 2023Predicts mega-deals will become the norm
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Standard Life completes £1.2bn full buy-in with Mitchells & Butlers Pension Plan
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Phoenix Group extends £58m loan to Bromley Council for affordable housing
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Rising rates keep CIOs on their toes
13 July 2023Inflation-fighting rate hikes in many economies have subtly, but significantly, affected investors' priorities, Insurance Asset Risk's 2023 EMEA conference heard last week. It remains hard to pick the likely trajectory, and appropriate reaction, as Josh Adcock reports
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Why ESG has insurers running in circles
19 June 2023Insurers at Insurance Asset Risk's EMEA 2023 conference took issue with the real impact - or lack thereof - that currently sustainability regulation and ESG reporting standards can actually have, finding that trying to compare their own progress or that of their investee companies can have them feeling trapped in a nightmare. Josh Adcock reports
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IAR EMEA: Investors need to rethink ESG metrics
13 June 2023According to CIOs and sustainability officers on climate-related reporting
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Insurance Asset Risk EMEA 2023 conference round up
12 June 2023The conference was held in London on 12 June and highlighted the investment risks and opportunities facing insurers. Vincent Huck reports