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Barings acquires UK logistics warehouse development for £42.5m
11 December 2020Affiliated asset manager has investment target of €950m for European logistic assets in 2021
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Insurance-backed investments to fuel African sustainable growth
11 December 2020Continent has ample resources and total investments could range from $180bn to $400bn in a decade, says Swiss Re
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Moody's expects 3 to 5 percentage point deterioration in insurers' solvency ratio in 2021
10 December 2020Outlook for the industry is negative due to ultra low interest rates and credit risk
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Prudential Financial launches $300m venture capital firm
10 December 2020PruVen Capital to invest in insurtech, fintech, and healthtech start-ups
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Liberty Mutual becomes first US P&C insurer to join PRI
10 December 2020Move to incorporate ESG principles follows regulatory outcry against Boston-based insurer in May
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Axa IMRA buys Italian logistics assets for €270m
10 December 2020Takes European logistics portfolio to €2.2bn
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Insatiable chase for yield will be more pronounced in 2021, Macquarie says
09 December 2020Negative yielding corporate debt rises to $2.7trn in last year
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Groupama commits to global coal exit by 2040
09 December 2020At the end of September 2020, French mutual had €150m (or 0.4% of its AuM) invested in thermal coal assets
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LGIM launches ESG-friendly fixed income ETFs in partnership with JP Morgan
09 December 2020Focused on liquidity and ESG and targeted at European wholesale and institutional investors
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Western & Southern: The equity pusher
09 December 2020The idea that insurers can only invest in fixed income is a myth for Cincinnati's Western & Southern CIO, Brendan White. The insurer has been stretching the mould by investing in equities for nigh on 30 years. White explains why it invests in stocks and how successful this has been in the torpid world of insurance investing. Interview by Sarfraz Thind