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  • Asset values at Europe's mutual insurers fared better than wider market in 2022

    27 December 2023

    A report from the ICMIF and AMICE found asset balance sheets dropped just 4.7% due to lower equities exposures

  • Low SII mortgage capital charge leads BNP Paribas AM to buy Dutch rival

    16 September 2021

    M&A comes amid growing CIO interest in Dutch mortgages

  • ICMA sets up working group to review ESG transparency in ABS

    19 March 2021

    Objectives include encouraging local regulators in introducing ESG metrics

  • Aberdeen Standard Investments invests £63m in Scottish wind farm

    26 July 2019

    Phoenix Group provides £43m of the funds along with two other insurer/pension fund clients

  • LGIM Real Assets sells Birmingham office for £140m

    04 June 2019

    The Priory Court and The Lewis Building are sold to Gulf Islamic Investments

  • Eastspring Malaysia appoints CEO for Islamic asset management unit

    15 April 2019

    Khadijah Sairah Ibrahim will look after the 3.7bn ringgit assets of Eastspring Al-Wara Investments Berhad

  • Proposed Solvency II equity asset class is "unworkable"

    28 December 2018

    European Commission urged to review its long-term equity proposal in the Solvency II standard formula review

  • A slow growth for US infrastructure

    04 June 2018

    A US infrastructure overhaul is due—that much is common knowledge. However, so far, institutional investors and especially insurers have been coy to invest due to policy hurdles at the federal level. As each state administration starts to address these issues, insurers are seeing opportunities building up. David Turner reports

  • Allianz backs US solar project

    06 June 2017

    German insurer's global investment business completes back leveraged loan

  • Mutuals blame rating agencies for soaring Solvency II costs

    30 March 2016

    Amice calls for amendment to reduce reliance on external ratings