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Investing in a changing climate
12 December 2016The 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.
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Allianz in UK gas infrastructure deal
09 December 2016Insurer acquires 61% sake in UK gas distributor as part of infrastructure investment consortium
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Allianz subsidiaries jump at private market fixed income
09 December 2016Two tie-ups in a week for Pimco and AllianzGI, as private credit offers "super-secular opportunity"
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Life insurers make riskier investments
06 December 2016Sector's outlook for 2017 turns negative amid low interest rates and market volatility
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Allianz plans unit to attract more Chinese investors
28 November 2016Intention revealed as Beijing warms again to foreign managers
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Allianz secures 30% stake in Romanian energy distributor
25 November 2016Romania identified as a promising market for infrastructure, says CIO
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Volatility adjustment change encourages Allianz to buy corporate bonds
11 November 2016Inclusion of unit-linked assets in reference portfolio reduces sovereign discounting
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Aviva flags 10 coal companies for divestment
07 November 2016Asian firms earmarked for potential divestment after failure to engage
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Unsticking the liquidity jam
02 November 2016Levels 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.
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Insurers overestimate business valuation, Milliman research suggests
26 October 2016Consultancy advocates market-consistent embedded value reporting