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RLAM's multi-asset credit fund designed with insurers in mind
21 July 2017Will invest in high yield debt, leveraged loans, asset backed securities and emerging market debt
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Insurers blame asset managers for insufficient look-through
21 July 2017European insurers pass the buck onto asset managers for lack of reporting data, but Eiopa pursues a hard line with underwriters facing difficulty getting hands on investment data. David Walker reports
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Beazley rides high on growth assets and corporate debt
21 July 2017Increased allocation to growth assets also helps the specialist insurer improve investment returns
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Axa IMRA buys three Milan office buildings for €83m
21 July 2017Acquisitions give the manager full ownership of Milan's Bodio business park
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M&G acquires €59.3m Danish industrial portfolio
20 July 2017Manager sees potential for yield compression in Danish logistics sector, with low new supply and low vacancies
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'How do I report my Deutschmark bonds?': Eiopa publishes Pillar III queries
20 July 2017Investments prove to be the single most challenging aspect of Pillar III reporting
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Private debt blues
19 July 2017Private debt seems the perfect fit for insurance investors with its long-term horizon, better-than-average returns and graspable risk for those used to dealing with fixed income. Yet the regulatory stance on the asset has not been overly clear so far. Sarfraz Thind reports
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Largest North American insurers grow asset books
19 July 2017MetLife, Prudential, Berkshire Hathaway and Manulife report material growth of total assets
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Direct lending - an attractive source of long-term return
An allocation into direct lending can provide insurers a diversified source of higher, less volatile returns over a longer-term time horizon
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German insurer puts €600m into European real estate fund
18 July 2017Sole investor in Luxembourg-domiciled fund, which promises greater flexibility under Solvency II