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CNP Assurances boosts systems for managing its assets
17 April 2015New platform based on SimCorp Dimension
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Cat bond fund launched by Schroders
17 April 2015Can invest up to 25% in private placements
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Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance to invest more overseas
15 April 2015Will put 40bn yen into foreign assets this year
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Quantitative easing hits Vienna Insurance investments
14 April 2015Low interest rates could cut millions off its 2015 income
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Friends Life CIO values his investment banking skills
13 April 2015At Friends Life Robert Groves has brought an innovative approach to the role of CIO from his previous career in banking. Right now his biggest challenges are ensuring Friends Life's assets are eligible for the matching adjustment and sourcing higher-yielding investments, as Sarfraz Thind explains
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Insurers see the gold in green
09 April 2015Green bonds are looking increasingly attractive to insurance companies which want to meet their risk and return objectives while producing a positive environmental or social impact. But there are concerns about the definition and capacity of the market, as Mark Nicholls explains
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Finnish insurer chooses Conning's ESG
08 April 2015LocalTapiola signs up for Gems
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US insurers expect little change in interest rates this year
02 April 2015AM Best survey also highlights interest in less liquid assets
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Ace and BlackRock launch ABR Re
02 April 2015BlackRock will manage ABR Re's investments
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O'Hanley to run State Street Global Advisers
01 April 2015Former Fidelity man replaces Powers