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Risk margin hampers insurers investing for social good, says ABI
17 July 2017Association argues Solvency II measure deters life underwriters from long-term investments
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Pimco seals definitive deal with Unicredit for Italy's largest bad loan transaction
17 July 2017Affiliate of Allianz will run special purpose vehicle, along with hedge fund Fortress
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Invesco launches European hotel fund amid insurer interest
17 July 2017Initial €200m seed portfolio targeting a gross income return of 6%-7%
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UK insurers can combat expiry of transitionals, say practitioners
14 July 2017Experts say risk margin and transitional measures expiry need not trigger risk asset sell-off, as predicted by the Bank of England
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China's life sector sits on risky ALM mismatches
14 July 2017Insurers face heightened liquidity risk, according to Fitch, stemming from sales of short-term savings products
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Sustainable investments should be encouraged under Solvency II, say experts
13 July 2017Obligatory disclosure of environmental, social and governance investment considerations mooted by the Commission's sustainable finance expert group
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M&G Real Estate makes three hires to Asia real estate team
12 July 2017Appointments will further consolidate M&G's position in Asia, firm says
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UK labour market data suggests policy rate will remain at 0.25%
12 July 2017Unemployment and wages data for March to May will leave the Bank of England puzzled, says RLAM economist
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LGIM completes three-year £39m loan to global real estate developer
11 July 2017Deal marks the shortest loan term provided by L&G's private credit business
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M&G launches two hard currency emerging market funds
11 July 2017Prudential's investment arm will target government-backed debt, equities and corporate debt
- M&G JV with Asian pension fund to invest £1bn in UK housing
- Insurance sector the "natural home" of productive assets, L&G says
- Barings acquires Sydney office building for AU $360m
- Private credit: the feel-good factor?
- BoE zeroes in on private market risks to insurers and UK financial system
- Meiji Yasuda expands backing of regional revitalisation startup
- Insurance Development Forum reaches first close on Infrastructure Resilience Development Fund
- Aviva Investors finances £175m loan for acquisition of central London property
- MassMutual backs renewables developer as part of £1.1bn financing
- Chart of the Week - The rise and rise of (small) insurers investing in private assets