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M&G acquires £105m Manchester office
18 July 2017Prudential's direct lending business secures 101 Embankment at a net initial yield in excess of 5.3%
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Risk margin hampers insurers investing for social good, says ABI
17 July 2017Association argues Solvency II measure deters life underwriters from long-term investments
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Pimco seals definitive deal with Unicredit for Italy's largest bad loan transaction
17 July 2017Affiliate of Allianz will run special purpose vehicle, along with hedge fund Fortress
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Invesco launches European hotel fund amid insurer interest
17 July 2017Initial €200m seed portfolio targeting a gross income return of 6%-7%
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UK insurers can combat expiry of transitionals, say practitioners
14 July 2017Experts say risk margin and transitional measures expiry need not trigger risk asset sell-off, as predicted by the Bank of England
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'Bring it on': California commissioner bullish on fossil fuel divestment
14 July 2017Commissioner Dave Jones was threatened with legal action from 12 Republican attorney generals who oppose his fossil fuel investments disclosure initiative. The threats appear to have spurred Jones on, however. Callum Tanner reports
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China's life sector sits on risky ALM mismatches
14 July 2017Insurers face heightened liquidity risk, according to Fitch, stemming from sales of short-term savings products
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Sustainable investments should be encouraged under Solvency II, say experts
13 July 2017Obligatory disclosure of environmental, social and governance investment considerations mooted by the Commission's sustainable finance expert group
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M&G Real Estate makes three hires to Asia real estate team
12 July 2017Appointments will further consolidate M&G's position in Asia, firm says
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UK labour market data suggests policy rate will remain at 0.25%
12 July 2017Unemployment and wages data for March to May will leave the Bank of England puzzled, says RLAM economist