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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

Credit risk consultancy appoints head of insurance

Ramesh Indran joins 4most from Deloitte

Aviva Investors appoints chairman of the board

Rock 'n rolling stock: insurers find an opportunity in railway assets

Having facilitated some £2bn of direct investment in UK rail in less than two years, Rock Rail is helping to ease the industry's infrastructure woes with a steady pipeline of projects insurers can gain direct exposure to. Asa Gibson reports

Natixis poaches Pimco VP to grow insurance business

How asset managers can data-mine 3,500 insurers

Solvency II reports are giving investment managers a goldmine of data and narrative by which to analyse underwriters and win a competitive edge. David Walker explains how.

Folksam CIO: "There is simply no reason not to continue investing in green bonds"

Michael Kjeller, chief investment officer of Swedish pensions and insurance provider Folksam, discusses his firm's decision to raise its target for green bond investment

Insurers target improved ALM and private assets to enhance investment profits

Blackrock's 2017 Global Insurance Survey reveals some telling figures regarding insurers' attitudes towards the role of the investment function, and how they plan to manipulate their activities to improve profitability. Asa Gibson reports

Aviva Investors poaches former SLI director for multi-asset fund

SLI insurance director joins Aviva Investors

Iain Forrester appointed head of insurance investment strategy, global investment solutions