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Chart: UK insurers' allocation to EEA decreases
20 November 2020But Brexit not the sole driver of the trend
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Insurers' social investing takes the spotlight in battle against COVID-19
18 May 2020If the pandemic has any silver lining, it is in boosting the prominence of the social aspect of environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing. David Walker investigates this 'elevation', and whether it will outlast the virus it is being rallied to combat.
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Recession is coming, and it could spark credit appetite
12 November 2018Panellists at upcoming Insurance Risk & Capital EMEA conference warn
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Columbia Threadneedle secures £50m Met Police multi-asset mandate
14 March 2018Columbia Threadneedle Investments has been appointed by the Metropolitan Police Friendly Society (Metfriendly) to manage a £50m ($69m) multi-asset mandate.
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Aviva Investors' head of sterling joins Columbia Threadneedle
29 September 2016Asset manager seeks insurance expertise
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Getting the measure of credit downgrade risk
21 September 2016Investors are questioning the impact of credit downgrades on insurers' Solvency II balance sheets. Hugo Coelho investigates how firms are gauging this risk and why they resist putting a figure on it.
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P&C insurers first to feel the pinch of negative yielding gilts
11 August 2016Life insurers to hold on to long-dated bonds, despite BoE demand
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Columbia Threadneedle hires head of insurance solutions from Pimco
10 June 2016Eugene Dimitriou to structure investment solutions for insurance clients
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Insurers stick with bonds despite ECB buying spree
26 March 2015The launch of QE has sent bond yields tumbling but duration mismatches and capital charges on alternatives discourage reallocation, explains Hugo Coelho
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European insurers should not settle for less than nothing
12 March 2015Moving along the yield curve may offer increased yield and dramatically expand the universe of investible instruments for insurers, Eugene Dimitriou and Michael Story explain.
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