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Between a rock and a hard place: Japan's life insurers must invest wisely
30 August 2017With negative-yielding domestic bonds, a back book with high return guarantees and a prudential solvency regulation on the horizon, Japanese life insurers are caught between a rock and a hard place. David Turner reports.
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ASR re-risks investment portfolio
30 August 2017Dutch insurer piles into US debt and mortgages
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Baloise softens blow of low rates with US dollar real assets
30 August 2017Move away from Swiss bonds provides net return of 1.4% on insurance investments
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SLI insurance director joins Aviva Investors
30 August 2017Iain Forrester appointed head of insurance investment strategy, global investment solutions
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Allianz GI poaches investment strategist from MetLife
29 August 2017Mona Mahajan hired to communicate the group's "house view"
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Poor investment climate and crackdown on unorthodox products lead to Anbang downgrade
25 August 2017Rating agency Dagong also highlights problematic debt burden of foreign loan investments under domestic guarantee
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China Life partners with Baidu in $1bn tech fund
24 August 2017Fund to focus on companies with strong association with China after regulatory clampdown
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Munich Re acquires stake in US wind portfolio
24 August 2017German re/insurance group's internal asset management business MEAG advised the deal
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Low rates push Uniqa's investment income lower
23 August 2017Net income down 7.5% year on year to €233m, but fall slowing compared to 2016
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Storebrand grows commercial property exposure with Swedish retail portfolio
23 August 2017Insurer pays about $198m for portfolio with "developmental potential"