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  • Axa ups environmental pledge with €12bn green investment target

    12 December 2017

    Axa has targeted green investments of €12bn ($14bn) by 2020 as it looks to increase its responsible investment portfolio.

  • Prudential's property investor appoints manager for Francophone Europe

    12 December 2017

    M&G Real Estate has appointed Audrey Tournereau to manage assets across France, Belgium and Luxemburg

  • Talanx plays dealmaker in $1bn debt financing of offshore wind farm

    12 December 2017

    Talanx has co-ordinated at least 10 institutional investors to commit €832m ($980m) of debt finance for a North Sea wind farm, marking the second time the German insurer clubbed like-minded institutions together

  • Japanese life insurers show resilience to ultra-low rates

    11 December 2017

    Almost exactly one year after Moody's downgraded its outlook for Japanese life insurers to negative, it has returned its outlook to 'stable'

  • Crossrail drives office tenancy demand outside London, finds M&G

    11 December 2017

    M&G secures five-year letting in Maidenhead site

  • IAG refutes accusations it is an asset manager following quota deals

    08 December 2017

    Analysts query true nature of Australasian group after deal with European reinsurers

  • Swiss Re to elect women to board enriching investment, regulation and activism expertise

    08 December 2017

    More women to inject digitalisation experience to senior echelons

  • Italian life sector's sensitivity to government spreads a concern

    07 December 2017

    Sector outlook negative, says Fitch

  • LGIM hires infrastructure strategist with an eye on growing equity side

    07 December 2017

    Legal & General Investment Management Real Assets (LGIM Real Assets) has appointed Marija Simpraga to the new role of infrastructure strategist

  • Urban logistics: "the hottest game in town"

    07 December 2017

    The projected growth of e-commerce and urbanisation has seen real estate investors showing increasing interest in urban logistic centres. Paul Walsh explores the nascent asset class as an opportunity for insurers.