Manulife IM closes $1.5bn PE fund-of-funds
Invests in 25 private equity managers
Aflac ties up with middle market loans manager Varagon
Joins AIG to invest up to $3bn in MM loans
Aviva Investors commits £45m to broadband infrastructure
Investment will help ITS Technology Group roll out full fibre network across the UK
L&G funds UK university student accommodation
New 252-bed student residence purchased on a forward funding basis for £23m
PGIM Real Estate buys office in Berlin
Acquired from PPF Group
US insurer Symetra launches asset management division
Company will initially invest in US assets for Japanese parent, Sumitomo Life
M&G Real Estate acquires two logistics assets in Sweden
The investment is worth €64m
Aviva acquires real estate portfolio in Copenhagen
The mixed-use assets are split between office, retail and residential use
Comment: Insurers increasingly look to alternatives to find yields
By Chris Price, head of insurance solutions UK at AXA Investment Managers
Nissay AM to double assets after Nippon Life and Taiju Life deal
Insurers plan transferring credit and alternatives