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The unorthodox CIO behind MetLife's expansion
25 January 2017MetLife's CIO Steve Goulart manages one of the biggest and most diverse insurance asset portfolios in the US. While the insurer is feeling the pinch of low interest rates, its diversification has helped to calm some of the yield pressure. Sarfraz Thind reports
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China Life blames investments for drop in profits
25 January 2017Low returns continue to beleaguer China's insurance market
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Over-reliance on TMTPs will be exposed - Fitch
24 January 2017Agency will examine German solvency ratios without TMTPs to reveal exposure to interest-rate risk
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Californian insurers' $521bn in fossil fuel assets revealed
20 January 2017State insurance commissioner Dave Jones wants more divestment to avoid stranded assets
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Hard Brexit and time for Trump
19 January 2017The uncertainties that flowed into 2017 as a result of the unexpected events of 2016 are beginning to become clearer, and insurers can begin to adjust their asset allocation accordingly. Asa Gibson reports
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How has the Solvency II LTG package influenced investments?
16 January 2017Eiopa's first annual report on long-term guarantee and equity risk measures attempted to uncover potential influences on asset allocation. Asa Gibson looks through the numbers
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Helvetia creates $54m venture fund
11 January 2017Fund will pursue 'strategic and financial goals'
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Dark clouds gather over secondary market for MA assets
09 January 2017The prospect of a secondary market for MA assets has taken a number of blows as comparisons are drawn to the synthetic CDO market. That may be enough for regulators to stop even a small, illiquid market developing. Callum Tanner reports
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Israeli government said to oppose Chinese insurance acquisitions
06 January 2017Lack of investment track record cited
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Rising spreads and falling equities could create perfect storm for insurers in 2017
04 January 2017Likely that interest rates will also remain volatile, say Bernstein analysts