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  • End of the road for ground rents?

    03 August 2017

    Ground rents were talked up as a great diversifier for insurers, with stable and very long term cashflows, but the UK government's consultation paper and media scrutiny in the past week may be a death knell for the asset class. Asa Gibson reports

  • Beijing to tighten foreign investment controls at state-owned insurers

    03 August 2017

    Authorities concerned by "irrational" foreign investments stemming from lack of accountability

  • Broad inflows boost Aviva's investment business

    03 August 2017

    Insurer's fund operating profit rises 45% with increased inflows across fund types

  • RSA suffers 9% slide in investment income

    02 August 2017

    First half results show a reinvestment yield of 1.6%

  • NN IP awarded top ESG strategy and governance score

    01 August 2017

    UN's Principles for Responsible Investment also awards A+ rating for the manager's equity investing

  • Anbang told to sell overseas assets, sources say

    31 July 2017

    Chinese insurer came under investigation in 2016 but has refuted latest claims on social media

  • Prudential Financial pulls $6.3bn from Schroders

    28 July 2017

    US insurer opts to transfer funds to affiliated asset manager PGIM

  • Chinese regulator to crackdown on ALM mismatches

    28 July 2017

    Insurers face investment restrictions if special committee finds poorly managed ALM

  • Allianz-led consortium buys 7% stake in Italian toll road network

    28 July 2017

    Deal forms part of Atlantia's wider sale of 11.94% stake in road network

  • Chubb beats investment income expectations by $20m

    28 July 2017

    Private equity exposures and corporate bond calls help group post net investment income of $855m