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  • AIG cuts hedge fund portfolio by $1.4bn in six months

    03 August 2016

    Advances plan to halve $11bn allocation

  • The case against hedge fund divestment

    20 July 2016

    The poor performance of hedge funds has led some insurers to slash their allocation, but the asset class has the potential to produce yield in difficult markets, as Asa Gibson reports

  • L&G reduces redemption discount for UK property fund

    19 July 2016

    Market begins to stabilise after Brexit panic

  • Insurers shift alternative allocations

    13 July 2016

    Investments in direct infrastructure, direct PE and illiquid credit rise in 2015

  • Industry takes two-track approach to forestry investment

    13 July 2016

    Big insurers want to avoid correlation with natural catastrophe liabilities while smaller players dodge political risk

  • Catching the last wave of the credit cycle

    13 July 2016

    Confronted with the prospect of an increase in default rates, insurers are hunting for yield in a more selective but expansive way, BlackRock's Zach Buchwald tells Hugo Coelho

  • Aviva acquires freehold to £74.5m student accommodation property

    12 July 2016

    770-bed property leased to Coventry University for 30 years

  • Energy efficiency projects offer 'lifeline' to long-term investors

    12 July 2016

    Aviva Investors chief advises firms to be creative with alternative asset portfolios

  • Allianz secures stake in Dublin retail centre

    11 July 2016

    Insurer splits ownership of property with Hammerson

  • Chinese insurers ordered to improve disclosures

    11 July 2016

    Regulator wants greater sight over diversifying investment strategies