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AIG cuts hedge fund portfolio by $1.4bn in six months
03 August 2016Advances plan to halve $11bn allocation
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The case against hedge fund divestment
20 July 2016The 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
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L&G reduces redemption discount for UK property fund
19 July 2016Market begins to stabilise after Brexit panic
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Insurers shift alternative allocations
13 July 2016Investments in direct infrastructure, direct PE and illiquid credit rise in 2015
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Industry takes two-track approach to forestry investment
13 July 2016Big insurers want to avoid correlation with natural catastrophe liabilities while smaller players dodge political risk
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Catching the last wave of the credit cycle
13 July 2016Confronted 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
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Aviva acquires freehold to £74.5m student accommodation property
12 July 2016770-bed property leased to Coventry University for 30 years
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Energy efficiency projects offer 'lifeline' to long-term investors
12 July 2016Aviva Investors chief advises firms to be creative with alternative asset portfolios
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Allianz secures stake in Dublin retail centre
11 July 2016Insurer splits ownership of property with Hammerson
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Chinese insurers ordered to improve disclosures
11 July 2016Regulator wants greater sight over diversifying investment strategies