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Phoenix's Blamont on an illiquid strategy

Daniel Blamont is leading the charge for Phoenix's move into illiquid assets. Having started from nothing three years ago, the insurer has already built up an impressive portfolio and looks set to expand this in the future. By Sarfraz Thind

L&G allocates £350m to UK rolling stock in two deals

LGIM Real Assets has completed two rolling stock deals worth £350m ($474m), taking its total number of rolling stock investments to four

Chinese watchdog to punish poor ALM management with vetoes

Investments and other business activities at weakest companies face curbs

Axa's ESG lead supports mandatory disclosure of climate risk in asset portfolios

Financial disclosures on climate risk should become mandatory – as they are in France, according to Axa's head of environmental, social and governance (ESG) integration Sylvain Vanston

Mapfre buys 25% stake in ESG investment boutique

Aberdeen Standard Investments launches impact fund

Aberdeen Standard Investments has launched its first impact investment-focused fund. The fund is also its first since it was created through the merger of Standard Life Investments and Aberdeen Asset management.

Aviva Investors acquires £30m office development in Bristol

Aviva Investors has acquired the first phase of Abstract Securities' redevelopment of Bristol Business Park for £30.06m ($39.62m) via its Lime Property Fund.

Brexit the great infrastructure unknown

With huge competition and a small pool of opportunities, infrastructure investment is not easy in the UK. And things are likely to be even less stable post-Brexit. But could the divorce from the EU actually be a boon for insurance investors? Sarfraz Thind reports

Aberdeen Standard invests in Dutch gas infrastructure

Aviva Investors poaches former SLI director for multi-asset fund