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Aviva Investors hires head of multi-asset funds
21 August 2017Sunil Krishnan joins from Santander Asset Management with more appointments in the pipeline
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Swiss Life hails real estate investments for improved results
16 August 2017Insurer dismisses talk of price bubble given the low interest rate environment
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Global real estate returns expected to dip
11 August 2017Industrial properties promise the best return on investment over next four years
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M&A: tipping the scales
09 August 2017With a squeeze on fees and increased competition, the asset management world is realising the need for scale. Insurers have already started on the M&A trail, but there appears to be much more on the way. Sarfraz Thind reports
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End of the road for ground rents?
03 August 2017Ground rents were talked up as a great diversifier for insurers, with stable and very long term cashflows, but the UK government's consultation paper and media scrutiny in the past week may be a death knell for the asset class. Asa Gibson reports
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Broad inflows boost Aviva's investment business
03 August 2017Insurer's fund operating profit rises 45% with increased inflows across fund types
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Invesco launches European hotel fund amid insurer interest
17 July 2017Initial €200m seed portfolio targeting a gross income return of 6%-7%
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Why Aegon, Allianz, Aviva and NN are well prepared for rising rates
30 June 2017Many loans and mortgages offer resilience to interest rate volatility, and with talk of rising rates becoming more frequent – whether through optimism or anticipation – IAR unmasks the largest life insurers' allocations to the lesser-used asset classes. David Walker Reports
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Insurer-owned UK asset managers grow AuM faster than rivals
29 June 2017Moody's survey reveals UK asset managers grew AuM during 2015 and 2016, but fee pressure dampens revenue growth
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Solvency II filings reveal extent of life insurers' illiquid investments
28 June 2017Insurance Risk Data, the data service offered by the publishers of IAR, examined the QRTs of Europe's largest life companies that together run €1trn of investments and found they had allocated €375.7bn to five illiquid asset classes. David Walker reports