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Chinese insurers investing through shadow banks

Move driven by search for higher returns on the back of china’s private sector struggle to find capital

LGIM moves European business to Dublin

MetLife prioritises ESG over hedge funds

MetLife's CIO Steve Goulart talks about the continued drive towards ESG investments as well as the company's plan to develop its third-party asset management business. By Paul Walsh and Sarfraz Thind

Aviva Life purchases two green bonds for £100m

Bonds issued by the developer Tideway to help finance 25km sewer tunnel under River Thames

Third Point Re posts loss of $26m

Loss driven by investment income drop, particularly in the long equity portfolio

Aviva under fire for taking only "baby steps" to move away from coal

Aviva has become the latest insurer slammed by the Unfriend Coal network for investing in the coal sector.

Allianz and CPPIB invest in India private infrastructure investment trust

Trust will focus on development of toll roads and road infrastructure in India

Japanese insurer takes first step towards divestment from coal

Believed to be the first time that a Japanese financial institution has announced such a policy.

Foresters Friendly ready to dump sterling assets to tackle Brexit

Corrado Pistarino, chief investment officer at Foresters Friendly, outlines his firm's risk management strategy if things deteriorate with Brexit and what asset managers need to do in order to win mandates from insurance clients. By Cintia Cheong

California conducts US insurance investment climate risk study

Stress test conducted to determine climate-related risk to insurance industry investments