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Aviva Investors bolsters infrastructure team
05 April 2017Darryl Murphy and Sarah Wall bring a combined 39 years of industry knowledge
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Aviva to sell Friends Provident International, say reports
28 March 2017Chinese buyers said to be circling Channel Islands unit
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The insurance asset management gold rush
15 March 2017Enticed by lucrative revenues, insurers are pushing into the asset management business like never before. Insurer-affiliated managers are currently some of the fastest growing in the world. With regulations and low rates driving increased insurer third-party asset outsourcing, the industry is in a prime position to pick up more business. Sarfraz Thind reports
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UK student loan book: a political risk worth taking?
03 March 2017The UK government has structured a tranche of the 2002 to 2006 student loan book to make it attractive to insurance investors. Insurers are wary of political risks, however. Callum Tanner reports
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Allianz and Aviva's asset managers on sustainable infrastructure work stream
27 February 2017UN-backed initiative seeks to engage infrastructure investors with ESG principles
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Hot property: ground rents
15 February 2017Ground rents offer insurers a way to diversify their real asset portfolios, with a low risk profile and relatively attractive yields. But market access and Solvency II treatment are significant barriers. Asa Gibson reports.
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Aviva Investors launches alternative income fund to tackle low rates
14 February 2017Alternative assets provide "high-quality" cash flows with lower defaults, firm says
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US equities attractive ahead of corporate tax reforms
10 February 2017Trump's plans to cut rate to 15% could have profound effect on stocks, says Aviva Investor's Giles Parkinson
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IFoA supports climate risk reporting initiative
10 February 2017Recommends FSB creates a standing committee to engage with authorities and asset owners
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M&G and Aviva spend £200m on London hotels
12 January 2017Assets provide 'long term, inflation-linked income from undoubted covenants'