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Zurich invests €50m in French railway's green bond
07 September 2017Ultra-long 30-year maturity a "good fit" for portfolio
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Zurich promotes Köb to lead insurer's responsible investment
07 September 2017She replaces Manuel Lewin
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The calm before the storm: 'Investors should be worried'
06 September 2017Some investors and analysts have been surprised by the calmness of financial markets at a time of political and economic uncertainty. Sarfraz Thind talks to seven senior investment professionals working with insurance assets about their prognosis for the future.
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Scor sets new benchmark for coal divestment
06 September 2017Won't invest in companies with more than 30% of turnover from coal
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Reinvestment risk hits yields at global reinsurers
06 September 2017But macroeconomic worries deter greater risk-taking, says Willis Re
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Moody's predicts shift towards unrated assets on risk charge falling
06 September 2017Rating agency does not expect risk charge on sovereign bonds for standard formula users
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Schroders launches tool to measure companies' earnings at risk from rising carbon prices
05 September 2017Carbon VaR captures the impact of supply chain
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Real estate companies ask for more consistency in property investments under Solvency II
04 September 2017REITs should not be treated as equities, says Epra
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EU insurers back proposals to reform Solvency II treatment of local government assets
04 September 2017Insurance Europe responds to Eiopa's Solvency II consultation
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NN reveals carbon footprint of asset portfolio
01 September 2017Insurer's chief investment officer Jelle van der Giessen expects the group to expand the scope of its analysis to include its sizeable mortgage portfolio