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Fixed income investors preparing for the "new normal"

Fixed income investors seem confident that the drop in yields is coming to an end, but are less certain about what will happen next, according to research from Invesco.

Effect of reserves slices German life industry return requirement by one-third

Trade body says 1.9% is required investment run rate to cover promises

New rules for China's insurers coming into force in April

New rules governing Chinese insurers' investments will come into force on 1 April

L&G poaches real estate fund manager from M&G

Legal & General Investment Managers (LGIM) Real Assets has appointed Yvonne Ambo to the newly created role of senior transactions manager

Prudential's Eastspring hires multi-asset CIO

Axa IMRA buys €230m Portuguese shopping centre

More than 90% of Dolce Vita Tejo is let

Lloyd's chief explains coal divestment decision

Lloyd's of London will implement its coal exclusion policy for future investments from 1 April

M&G Prudential chooses Tata for digital services

UK life insurer Prudential's retail investment and savings unit M&G Prudential has contracted Tata Consultancy Services to take on its digital operations

China's regulator tightens rules on local government debt

Chinese insurers have been ordered to check their local government debt holdings and rectify any non-compliance as the state seeks to clampdown on illicit government borrowing

Bitcoin speculation "emblematic of wider asset bubble"

The soaring value of bitcoin illustrates a wider picture of asset bubbles that threaten global economic stability, according to Rick Samans, head of global agenda at the World Economic Forum.