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Everest Re partners with Hudson Structured on investment opportunities
20 March 2018Bermuda-based reinsurer Everest Re and investment adviser Hudson Structured Capital Management (HSCM) have agreed a strategic partnership which will see the pair working together on investment opportunities.
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Blackstone hires former FIO chief to insurance solutions business
19 March 2018US investment management firm Blackstone has appointed Michael McRaith as managing director for its insurance solutions unit.
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PGIM Real Estate Finance and NYSTRS acquire 146-property portfolio for $1.1bn
19 March 2018PGIM Real Estate, the real estate business of Prudential Financial, and the New York State Teachers' Retirement System (NYSTRS) have provided $1.1bn for the acquisition of a 146-property industrial portfolio.
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Insurers invest in UBS private infrastructure debt fund
19 March 2018Insurers are among the investors interested in the second infrastructure debt fund launched by UBS Asset Management's Real Estate & Private Markets (REPM) business.
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Equity volatility: how safe is your portfolio?
19 March 2018Equity volatility is back. After a muted 2017, things went a little haywire for equities in February. But are these tremors or the start of something bigger? And how should insurers react? By David Walker
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Talanx equity sales help feed life reserve fund
19 March 2018Talanx posted an 11.3% rise in income from investments in 2017 and crystallised gains—largely on its shareholdings—to help feed the mandatory reserve fund for its life business.
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Groupama halves equity holdings in six years
16 March 2018French insurer Groupama has continued to divest from equities as part of the company's de-risking strategy for the past few years, it said in its results announcement today.
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Swiss Life Asset Managers continues European real estate growth
16 March 2018Swiss Life Asset Managers has recorded European real estate transactions volumes of €3.9bn ($4.8bn) at the end of 2017 as it continues overall growth in the sector.
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The case for ESG
From the diesel emissions scandal to the perceived exploitation of zero-hour contracts, there have been many examples in recent years of how failures in the way companies are run can have a harmful impact on the environment, society and investor returns.
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Brewing storm: Are investors discounting climate risks and opportunities?
Asset prices do not seem to be adequately reflecting the long-term systemic risk from global climate change. Wellington Management's Alan Hsu explains why insurers are likely to lead the repricing of climate risk – and how multi-decade public-equity approaches might help.