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Commission orders cut to Solvency II charges on infrastructure and ABS
01 October 2015Capital treatment of private equity up for review
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Infrastructure will remain relatively small proportion of insurers' assets
01 October 2015Firms need to build expertise in this area, says Fitch
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Infrastructure charges still too high, industry says
01 October 2015Insurance Europe says barriers to investment remain
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Zurich pledges 10% of its PE allocation to impact investments
30 September 2015Will select private equity fund managers whose strategies promote responsible investment
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Insurers risk "huge" losses on stranded assets, Carney says
30 September 2015Heightened capital requirements for high-carbon investments ruled out
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Eiopa finalises plan to slash SII infrastructure debt charges
29 September 2015European Commission advised to establish new asset class
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Allianz Real Estate commits €900m in Irish real estate loans
29 September 2015Loan portfolio secured against prime retail property
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L&G pays £40m for Sheffield retail park
25 September 2015Purchase from Standard Life Investments continues push into real assets
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Prudential Financial buys trophy Washington office block
23 September 2015Follows Manulife's DC office purchase
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Insurers face up to the asset test of Solvency II
23 September 2015As solvency ratios come under pressure and the introduction of Solvency II with its higher capital charges for some asset classes looms, insurers are taking a hard look at the risk in their asset portfolios, as Sarfraz Thind explains