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  • Phoenix on the slow and treacherous path of ESG integration

    Phoenix Group's chief investment officer Michael Eakins details the UK insurer's steps to integrate environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations in the investment decisions. Interview by Vincent Huck

  • Spezialfonds crypto rule changes could increase risks for insurers

    16 August 2021

    New rules open another door for insurers to invest in volatile crypto, says Fitch

  • Just Group cuts mortgage deal with Rothesay, and UK property risk

    16 August 2021

    Solvency ratio to benefit from £475m sale of mortgage portfolio

  • PRA seeks CFO views on MA eligibility criteria

    16 August 2021

    The UK watchdog will convene roundtables in September

  • Italian Class III returns fall by 72% in 2020

    16 August 2021

    IVASS data shows great variability in returns on Italians' investments in the previous three years

  • Journey to Net-Zero goes beyond decarbonising portfolios, Scor's Lacroix says

    16 August 2021

    It is relatively easy to decarbonise a portfolio, but to do so with impact on the real economy is a different matter altogether, according to Michele Lacroix, head of group investment risk and sustainability at Scor. Interview by Vincent Huck

  • NAIC review could limit insurers' investment in derivative funds

    13 August 2021

    Guidance penalises fixed income funds who invest more than 10% in derivatives

  • Royal London introduces ESG tilts in pension funds

    13 August 2021

    To reduce carbon intensity of the funds by 10%

  • Länsförsäkringar switches three fixed income funds to ESG alternatives

    13 August 2021

    Returns to take short term hit but will keep up on long term

  • Chart of the week: Covéa mutual reveals quick-trading roller-coaster in ETF product

    13 August 2021

    French insurer chose to buy-and-sell, not buy-and-hold, after €1m equity loss in 2020