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IPO will bring life insurance and asset management closer together, says Axa chief
10 May 2017Axa to float US business, including stake in manager AB – under new leadership, following loss of large institutional mandate
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Mapfre subscribes to UN's Responsible Investment Principles
09 May 2017List of insurance signatories grows as pressure mounts on industry to invest responsibly
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'Insurers need to move from climate talk to climate action'
05 May 2017Axa and Vivat's investment arms recently announced coal exclusion policies, while Axa also committed to stop underwriting coal projects – could this be a model for the rest of the industry? Peter Bosshard from anti-fossil fuel NGO the Sunrise Project comments.
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Axa IMRA strengthens infrastructure equity team
04 May 2017Jeffrey Woodard follows Mark Gilligan from UBS Asset Management
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Axa IMRA buys €1bn European logistics portfolio
03 May 2017Undersupply of prime stock and high demand through e-commerce make logistics sector "highly compelling"
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Outsourced or in-house: Zurich's CIO on finding the right balance
26 April 2017Urban Angehrn oversees Zurich Insurance Group's $190bn asset book. With no pure asset management business in the group, he talks to Asa Gibson about selecting managers, deciding when to manage in-house and the importance of responsible investment.
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Axa IM divests from coal reliant companies
25 April 2017Manager will shed €165m in fixed income and €12m in equities to avoid holding 'stranded assets'
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Axa IMRA acquires Amsterdam hotel in joint venture
20 April 2017Hotel will be the largest in Benelux by number of rooms
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Axa IMRA buys German office on behalf of CNP Assurances
13 April 2017Lack of new development in Hamburg location generating strong demand
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Climate risk: how insurers are failing to join the dots on the investment side
12 April 2017The quantification of climate-related risks is strategically important for insurers in terms of underwriting and investing performance, but the industry is accused of not leveraging its underwriting expertise to benefit its asset allocation strategy. Environmental Finance's Peter Cripps reports