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Comment - A good time for insurers to divest Japanese cross-shareholdings?
09 April 2025In turbulent times, major Japanese insurers are trying to work out what price is fair, to unwind significant 'keiretsu'
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Comment: China's regulator picks one helluva day, to promote Chinese insurers' shareholdings
08 April 2025The 'average' insurer will be able to have up to 30% in shares under new rules
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APAC Weekly - 'How to Spend It': Japan's authorities allocate most 'green bond' proceeds to climate adaptation
08 April 2025Insurers are prominent lenders to Japan's local authorities through issues of green bonds
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Chinese regulator raises insurers' equity ratio limits and VC fund ceilings
08 April 2025"National strategic emerging industries" are in the NFRA's sights
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Chinese regulator lays down rules for major PE investing by insurers
07 April 2025The NFRA also called upon insurers to bolster their equity investment decision-making procedures
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M&G stuck entirely to fixed cashflow assets in MA portfolio in 2024
07 April 2025Solvency UK rules would allow for MA assets to have just 'highly-predictable' cashflows
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Dai-ichi Life to add AUD 131.4bn to assets in Australian M&A
07 April 2025Japanese group plans buying stake in Challenger from MS&AD
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Chart of the Week - Why Germany's 'silent life book run-off' could be a rainmaker for BlackRock
04 April 2025Fitch estimates €100bn of German life books still up for consolidation
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Lloyd's syndicate makes 36% on hedge fund, and 27% from gold, in 2024
04 April 2025MAP also added, profitably, to gold and commodity ETFs
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Beazley Furlonge syndicate praises its best returns as funds and shareholdings grow
04 April 2025Hedge funds, credit and equities all played role in 5.1% rate of return in 2024