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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).

Aberdeen Standard Investments launches impact fund

Aberdeen Standard Investments has launched its first impact investment-focused fund. The fund is also its first since it was created through the merger of Standard Life Investments and Aberdeen Asset management.

German regulator warns on stress test practices for fund investments

European insurers raise allocations to factor strategies

Regulator reveals Belgian insurers' links to shadow banking

Belgium's financial regulator and national bank have calculated an exposure by insurers to shadow banks of €47bn ($55bn), representing one-third of the assets in the nation's parallel banking system.

MassMutual among insurers boosting Asian private equity

Asian insurers also want more exposure to local unlisted equity, according to research

German trade body calls for proportionality on look-through

GDV's plea comes as Insurance Risk Data reveals Germany's largest fund-investing insurers

Institutional outflows dampen Standard Life's half-year results

Investors are cautious ahead of the insurer's merger with Aberdeen Asset Management

Broad inflows boost Aviva's investment business

Insurer's fund operating profit rises 45% with increased inflows across fund types