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Is it really a small world after all? Protectionism strikes back
21 March 2019Most insurers’ chief investment officers and asset managers have grown up investing during the long trend of beneficial globalisation. The trend was their friend. But as evidence of its unravelling builds, they are asking if the elastic is just stretching or about to snap back. Vincent Huck went in search of answers
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EU and UK supervisors agree to share information in case of no-deal Brexit
05 March 2019Authorities sign two MoUs
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US and UK strike post Brexit derivatives deal
25 February 2019Three-part agreement aims to reassure market regardless of soft or hard Brexit
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Royal London transfers £1bn to Dublin subsidiary over Brexit fears
06 February 2019Asset management arm of insurer chooses Republic of Ireland as safe haven for European policyholders’ assets
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Eiopa to step up work on sustainability
06 February 2019Regulator announces its work programme for the next two years
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ESMA and Bank of England agree deal in event of no-deal Brexit
04 February 2019UKs central bank to give EU regulator ‘immediate access to info on central counterparties and central securities depositary
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UK life insurers to disclose engagement policy under new rules
30 January 2019FCA launches consultation to improve shareholder engagement
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Wells Fargo Asset Management sets up shop in Paris and Frankfurt
03 January 2019It also expands Luxembourg licence to counter ‘prevailing uncertainty’ around Brexit
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QBE Insurance moves assets to Brussels in post-Brexit plan
02 January 2019Australian insurer moves more than $1bn of assets to Belgian subsidiary QBE Europe
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Pessimists outnumber optimists in Schroders survey
30 November 2018Four out of ten insurers expect yearly investment returns of less than 5% in next five years