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German insurer puts €600m into European real estate fund
18 July 2017Sole investor in Luxembourg-domiciled fund, which promises greater flexibility under Solvency II
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M&G acquires £105m Manchester office
18 July 2017Prudential's direct lending business secures 101 Embankment at a net initial yield in excess of 5.3%
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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
- Japan Post Insurance strikes funded re deal with Talcott Life Re and Aflac Re Bermuda
- Comment: Japanese insurers join the space-race
- Lifers' trade body desired different risk-allowance floor in annuity capital framework revision
- Chart of the Week: Sovereigns and equities biggest risk for European insurers' solvency ratios
- Conning sticks to cautious asset approach as geopolitical shocks test markets
- Generali Asset Management appoints new CEO and general manager
- Highly predictable cashflow assets - still waiting for the goldrush?
- Japan Post Insurance plans further $1bn EM outsourcing, and stake-building with Ashmore
- Australian lifers' trade body wanted better risk-allowance floor in annuity capital rule re-write
- APAC Weekly: Insurers' healthy outlook at a new dawn for regulations in Japan