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Japanese insurers turn to foreign assets for yield
26 August 2020Foreign securities now make up about 30% of total assets
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Investments versus underwriting at Lloyd's
26 August 2020Is the asset side of the balance sheet saving the day?
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Focusing on governance would drive greater sustainable outcomes and greater returns
26 August 2020While ESG has become part of the investment lingo, its three pillars - E, S and G - do not carry the same weight depending on whether one speaks to the investment professional, the marketing people or the HR department. Vincent Huck reports
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Helvetia Venture Fund acquires stake in Swiss fintech company
26 August 2020Follows another fintech investment by Swiss insurer in May
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China Taiping seeks high-dividend stocks and longer duration
26 August 2020Asset manager's operating profit jumps 15% in H1
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New China Life investigates property for having "controllable risks" in H1
26 August 2020Reveals corporate finance and infrastructure investments within non-standard portfolio
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Neuberger Berman poaches Gilles Drukier to lead EMEA insurance solutions
25 August 2020Joins from JP Morgan Asset Management to head insurance effort
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Rating agency oligopoly harms investors, says GDV
25 August 2020German insurers launch broadside against agencies for excessive price hikes and forced licence agreements
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IAR Americas: COVID-19 highlighted the importance of a diversified portfolio
25 August 2020Justin Schrader, chief financial examiner at Nebraska Insurance Department, to talk at IAR's annual USA event
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The year USA investors woke to social investing
24 August 2020The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the most vulnerable parts of society and highlighted social inequalities globally. In the USA, this combined with the death of George Floyd and the revitalisation of the Black Lives Matter movement, has prompted insurers to embrace 'social investing'. But is this a long-term trend or a one-off? Sarfraz Thind asks.