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Swiss Life still hungry for yield of property investments
27 February 2018The benefits of property investments more than compensated for the high costs of servicing them in 2017, says Swiss Life, which raised exposure in its general account from 16.4% to 18%.
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JP Morgan's insurance AuM surpasses $100bn
26 February 2018JP Morgan Asset Management (JPMAM) has revealed its global insurance solutions business now manages more than $100bn in assets.
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Life insurers could find an ally in alternative asset managers
23 February 2018An increasing number of life insurance companies in the US are using alternative investment managers for their investment strategies, a situation Fitch Ratings describes as a potential "win-win" for both parties.
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Allianz could boost equity exposure using volatility-mitigating measures
16 February 2018Allianz has said its use of measures to mitigate against equity market volatility gives it comfort to commit 9% of investments to the class, and it could expand its holdings.
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SimCorp adds Solvency II risk function to investment software
09 February 2018Product helps insurers model solvency requirement for allocations
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ASR collaborates with bank on €600m sustainable lending mandate
05 February 2018Dutch insurer ASR and Triodos Bank are to jointly lend €600m ($748m) to environmentally and socially aware businesses.
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Asset managers serving DB pensions have skills for life firms
02 February 2018Frankfurter-Leben Gruppe among German insurers buying up pension investment assets
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US insurers not into short-term relationships with asset managers, research finds
31 January 2018Insurance managers win seven net new clients on average a year
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Blackstone poaches New York Life Investments chief and sets $100bn insurance AuM target
09 January 2018US private equity and alternative asset manager Blackstone has set a target to quadruple the amount of assets it manages on behalf of insurance clients
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WTW's asset management trading platform quadruples AuM
08 January 2018Willis Towers Watson's AMX reaches $3.2bn less than a year after launch