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"Actuaries and asset managers have cultural differences like Chinese and Europeans"- Schroders' Perisse
20 July 2018Ghislain Périssé joined Schroders as head of insurance strategy in the insurance asset management team in May of this year. Previously at Axa Investment Management, Périssé is based out of Paris, but on a visit to London he sat down with Vincent Huck to discuss the cultural rift between actuaries and asset managers. In this first of a two-part article, he also discusses his move, the differences between in-house and third-party insurance asset managers, and how countries' cultures have influenced Solvency II implementation.
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AllianzGI finances Uruguayan solar plants - UPDATED
19 July 2018Investment is second investment in Latin America, and first bond investment with IDB Invest
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Axa IMRA grows Milan exposure with office purchase
19 July 2018Portfolio continues to expand in Bicocca district
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Reserving change could cut German investment pressure by 1%
18 July 2018New ZZR calculation method could save life industry €10bn in 2018, researchers say
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PIC invests £37m in student housing
18 July 2018The loan will fund University Partnerships Programme’s development of 382 new student bedrooms for the University of Exeter
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Aviva Investors finances €1.5bn windfarm
18 July 2018Insurer amongst 13 international lenders to participate in the financing of the German 396 MW Merkur offshore windfarm.
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Talanx and MEAG finance German rail venture
17 July 2018Transaction is believed to be first domestic play by such institutions
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Asset risk ranked in top five reasons for life insurer failure
17 July 2018Eiopa report analyses 180 cases of insurer failure or near-failure to come up with list of common causes and early warning signals
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Climate change increases cost of debt for developing countries
17 July 2018The intensification of climate risks and the degree to which they are accurately priced by financial markets are of increasing concern to global economic stability. However, as awareness around those risks has risen over the last years, there is still a long way to go to consistently measure and monitor their costs, which can result in substantial gains or losses for institutional investors. Vincent Huck reports
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Metlife IM and Northwestern Mutual invest $450m in US retail centre
17 July 201812-year fixed rate loan made to a joint venture between The Macerich Company and Northwestern Mutual