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  • Investing in a changing climate

    12 December 2016

    The response by insurers' investment operations to climate change has been branded embarrassing. Environmental Finance's Peter Cripps investigates what the industry can do on the asset side of the balance sheet to mitigate climate change risks in the first of a two-part analysis.

  • Allianz in UK gas infrastructure deal

    09 December 2016

    Insurer acquires 61% sake in UK gas distributor as part of infrastructure investment consortium

  • Allianz subsidiaries jump at private market fixed income

    09 December 2016

    Two tie-ups in a week for Pimco and AllianzGI, as private credit offers "super-secular opportunity"

  • Life insurers make riskier investments

    06 December 2016

    Sector's outlook for 2017 turns negative amid low interest rates and market volatility

  • Allianz plans unit to attract more Chinese investors

    28 November 2016

    Intention revealed as Beijing warms again to foreign managers

  • Allianz secures 30% stake in Romanian energy distributor

    25 November 2016

    Romania identified as a promising market for infrastructure, says CIO

  • Volatility adjustment change encourages Allianz to buy corporate bonds

    11 November 2016

    Inclusion of unit-linked assets in reference portfolio reduces sovereign discounting

  • Aviva flags 10 coal companies for divestment

    07 November 2016

    Asian firms earmarked for potential divestment after failure to engage

  • Unsticking the liquidity jam

    02 November 2016

    Levels of fixed income issuance are at the highest level in nearly a decade yet concerns over bond liquidity have never been greater. The issue is squeezing flexibility in the secondary markets and forcing a deep review of the investment process. Sarfraz Thind reports.

  • Insurers overestimate business valuation, Milliman research suggests

    26 October 2016

    Consultancy advocates market-consistent embedded value reporting