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Unipol posts 3.8% investment return as interest rates rise
19 February 2024Higher rates also spurring plans for significant structural change at Italian group
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Dai-ichi Life participates in Japan climate transition bond
16 February 2024Bond raises JPY 800bn ($5.3bn)
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Chart of the Week: EM sustainability govvies issuance doubled in 2023
16 February 2024But DM issuance still far outgrows EMs who "need it the most" - and the investment case for insurers is not obvious, a head of RI tells Insurance Asset Risk
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AXA IM launches global bond fund to back carbon transition opportunities
14 February 2024Aon provided £127m of seed funding for the new vehicle
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MS&AD units buy world's first transition sovereign bond
14 February 2024Two Japanese insurers are committing JPY 2bn
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Insurers set to ratchet up risk and back private equities in 2024
14 February 2024Insurers are heaping a hearty portion of risk onto their 2024 investment plates, according to a survey from Ortec Finance, as 51% of insurer investment professionals surveyed believe the risk profile of the funds they help to manage has increased over the past 12 months, and 59% expect a further increase in the next 12 months - within which 14% predicting a "dramatic rise".
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Solvency UK reform should boost insurer lending to real-economy, Mike Eakins says
13 February 2024Changes to matching adjustment should achieve aim of increasing regional investment
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Axa IM flies the flag for fixed income as economy shifts
13 February 2024Arnaud Lebreton heralds moment of opportunity for insurers
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M&G launches corporate bond fund in response to fixed income surge
09 February 2024Asset manager foresees "big opportunities" for bond investors in 2024
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US West Coast insurers face up to $40bn in corporate bonds climate- related losses
07 February 2024Research commissioned by California's regulator has found