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Insurers' shift into private credit sparks evolution in internal rating capabilities
04 June 2018With insurers showing greater appetite for private credit, authorities are keen to ensure firms are applying robust credit risk assessments – but the lack of rating agencies in the space is giving regulators and insurers a headache. Asa Gibson reports.
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Korea Post seeking to invest $200m in private equity
01 June 2018Insurer targets investment in US and European buyout investors
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New sustainability index puts food sector on insurance industry's plate
01 June 2018A new index to capture the investment risks and opportunities in the food sector through the ESG lens has been launched. Abigail Herron discusses the findings on 60 of the largest listed livestock and fisheries companies, many of which will feature heavily in insurers' investment portfolios
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Lloyd's syndicates investment bill jumps 33%
31 May 2018Returns also rose in 2017 thanks to conservative allocation to equity and risk assets
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Italy debt holdings hit Unipol and Allianz units
31 May 2018Moody's warns of downgrades, but spares more diverse Generali business
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Allianz set to strike African reinsurer deal
31 May 2018Acquisition described as a milestone in the German insurer’s African expansion strategy
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Legal & General IM chief executive to retire
31 May 2018Mark Zinkula has held the position since March 2011
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Italy threatens European contagion, says Pimco
30 May 2018Largest bond fund manager sees potential of Italian risk spreading across Eurozone
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Aberdeen Standard Investments hopes to get Phoenix £7bn AuM
30 May 2018Mandates 'under review' at Phoenix revealed in Aberdeen document
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Aviva Investors launches £37bn combined real assets business
30 May 2018Integration of real estate, infrastructure and private debt businesses into single platform