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US insurers not into short-term relationships with asset managers, research finds

Insurance managers win seven net new clients on average a year

Blackstone poaches New York Life Investments chief and sets $100bn insurance AuM target

US private equity and alternative asset manager Blackstone has set a target to quadruple the amount of assets it manages on behalf of insurance clients

WTW's asset management trading platform quadruples AuM

Willis Towers Watson's AMX reaches $3.2bn less than a year after launch

Eiopa reveals strictest regulators on Solvency II fund look-through

Only 10 regulators giving any dispensations on pillar 3 reporting

Conning to acquire major stake in emerging and frontier market specialist

Investment management firm Conning is to acquire a 45% stake in Global Evolution, a fellow investment manager focusing on emerging and frontier market debt strategies.

AllianceBernstein counsels insurers to be alternatives-ready

Even when yields are unattractive, insurers can do important groundwork, says Axa affiliate

LV= to change role of senior executive as three functions converge

Mark Laidlaw to head unified trio of internal teams, including investing

Eiopa proposes big expansion of 'grouping' to simplify Solvency II assessment of funds

Authority also acknowledges cost of achieving 'look through'

Mapfre buys 25% stake in ESG investment boutique

Northern Trust creates new role to target insurance assets

US-headquartered asset manager Northern Trust has hired Andrew Booker from SEI Investments to grow its insurance and financial institution client base across Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA).