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French elections are "crucial" for future of Europe, says NN's CIO
28 April 2017Political events emerge as number one concern for insurance investment chiefs in Goldman Sachs Asset Management's survey of insurance investors, having not been considered as a threat in 2015. Asa Gibson reports
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Fairfax posts $18.4m Q1 investment losses
28 April 2017Losses stemmed but equities continue to plague the group's investment returns
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Low rates to slice $55bn off insurers' investment income this year, predicts Moody's
27 April 2017Insurers in Germany, Norway and Taiwan most likely to take hit on profits
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Scor divests from tobacco
27 April 2017Cash holdings reduced, fixed income duration increased and rebalanced towards corporate bonds
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Eiopa requests evidence on unlisted equity and debt charges
27 April 2017Consultation paper launched after Commission seeks to bolster Capital Markets Union
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Phoenix funds £45m Birmingham housing project
26 April 2017Cashflows in excess of gilts will back annuity book, and sit in matching adjustment portfolio
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Transition to alternatives helps cut UK annuity pricing
26 April 2017Insurers no longer reliant on corporate bond spreads
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Outsourced or in-house: Zurich's CIO on finding the right balance
26 April 2017Urban Angehrn oversees Zurich Insurance Group's $190bn asset book. With no pure asset management business in the group, he talks to Asa Gibson about selecting managers, deciding when to manage in-house and the importance of responsible investment.
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Japanese insurers hunt en masse for foreign bonds
26 April 2017Local bond investments will be more selective, underwriters say
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Nuernberger's lower investment result a sign of the times for German life sector
26 April 2017Finding yields above 1.2% for acceptable risk is a "considerable challenge", insurer says