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Spurring sustainable investments with capital charges
19 September 2019The question of capital charges punishing ‘brown’ investments or incentivising ‘green’ investments has come to the fore. While regulators are asking for risk-based evidence, stakeholders are not all in agreement on how to proceed. Vincent Huck reports
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German insurers shift bond holdings from domestic market to France
17 September 2019Eiopa statistics reveal a marginal shift in allocation
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Will BBB come back to bite?
17 September 2019Is the end of the credit cycle really in sight and, if so, are European insurers at risk of seeing their high yield assets coming back to bite them? A wave of credit downgrades could significantly impact solvency ratios and put insurers in the position of forced sellers. But how worried should they be? Vincent Huck reports
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Weight of market risk in non-life’s SCR on the rise across Europe
16 September 2019Greeks, Danes and Belgians increase mean market risk proportions of SCR the most, Insurance Risk Data reveals
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Exclusive: ShareAction releases guide on managing climate risks
13 September 2019Guide based on interviews with 14 insurers globally
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Comment: Let’s stop pretending, and integrate sustainability in pillar 1
12 September 2019Insurance Asset Risk second issue hot off the presses
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ESMA’s risk outlook for the asset management sector deteriorates
11 September 2019Investors are shifting from equity to bond holdings, in a flight to safety
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Axa IM plans $300m/$400m impact investing strategy focusing on EM
11 September 2019This is Axa IM’s fourth impact investing strategy
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L&G agrees £35m buyout for US owned law firm pension scheme
11 September 2019The scheme was an existing client of LGIM
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Mapfre takes 10% stake in financial advisor Abante
10 September 2019Spanish insurer aims to compete with financial institution and private banks