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Why it's time for insurers to embrace ESG investing
A growing body of evidence suggests that ESG investing fosters better investment decisions, performance and risk management. While insurers lag other institutional investors in embracing ESG investing, momentum is building and things look set to change.
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Phoenix ready to step into bulk purchase annuity market
15 March 2018Phoenix Group, a UK consolidator of closed life insurance business, is in exclusive talks for its first bulk purchase annuity transaction.
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Just Group's ERM investments fall 9% as market soars
15 March 2018Just Group invested less in equity release mortgages (ERMs) in 2017, despite strong growth in the UK market.
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Prudential spins off M&G Prudential
14 March 2018Prudential is to separate its UK and European and global businesses, resulting in two separately-listed companies "with different investment characteristics and opportunities."
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Columbia Threadneedle secures £50m Met Police multi-asset mandate
14 March 2018Columbia Threadneedle Investments has been appointed by the Metropolitan Police Friendly Society (Metfriendly) to manage a £50m ($69m) multi-asset mandate.
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Partner Re's equity-like investments leap in 2017 ahead of possible equity market fall
14 March 2018Partner Re saw its investment results jump from $414m in 2016 to $720m last year, thanks to rising share markets and price increases as spreads in fixed income tightened.
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Axa IMRA makes first UK infrastructure equity investment
14 March 2018Axa Investment Managers - Real Assets (Axa IMRA) has agreed to acquire 15% of Agility Trains West from John Laing, operator and developer of infrastructure projects, for approximately £230m ($321m).
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Hannover Re attributes record investment result to sale of listed equities
13 March 2018Overall return of 3.8% helped by private equity portfolio
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PIC invests £60m in City of London's philanthropy
13 March 2018UK bulk annuity provider, Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC), has agreed a £60m ($83.4m), 50-year debt investment in the Mercers' Company, a livery company in the City of London.
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L&G completes Cala Homes purchase for £315m
13 March 2018Legal & General Capital (LGC), the principal investment arm of UK insurer Legal & General, has completed its takeover of Scottish-based housebuilder Cala Homes in a deal worth £605m ($839m) in total.