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Allianz refuses to expand coal exclusion policy to investment business
05 May 2017Insurer divested €225m from coal companies and shed €1bn in bonds in the coal sector
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Anbang's short-term funding products banned by regulator
05 May 2017Circ concerned premiums will be used to invest in risky or long-term assets
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'Insurers need to move from climate talk to climate action'
05 May 2017Axa and Vivat's investment arms recently announced coal exclusion policies, while Axa also committed to stop underwriting coal projects – could this be a model for the rest of the industry? Peter Bosshard from anti-fossil fuel NGO the Sunrise Project comments.
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Emerging market debt and equities lift Argo's returns
05 May 2017Alternatives shine 12 months after firm posts loss on investment
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Axa IMRA strengthens infrastructure equity team
04 May 2017Jeffrey Woodard follows Mark Gilligan from UBS Asset Management
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Private equity and hedge funds boost MetLife's investment income
04 May 2017Derivative hedging losses stemmed but remain a thorn in the side
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Factor investing - from idea to implementation
03 May 2017Eager for better risk-adjusted returns and greater diversification, insurers are warming up to factor-based investment strategies. Invesco's Ed Collinge and Georg Elsaesser explain why the approach is proving popular with the industry.
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Vivat's investment business excludes coal mining companies
03 May 2017Dutch asset manager Actiam will exclude companies that earn more than 15% of revenues from coal
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Axa IMRA buys €1bn European logistics portfolio
03 May 2017Undersupply of prime stock and high demand through e-commerce make logistics sector "highly compelling"
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Allianz-led consortium acquires UK's largest water supplier
02 May 2017Insurer attracted by industry's transparency and inflation-linked, predictable cashflows