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  • Axa IMRA and BlackRock sell London building for £220m

    09 June 2016

    Citi private client buys trophy office asset

  • BlackRock veteran joins LGIM

    08 June 2016

    Michael Marks to take up chief operating officer role

  • The steady rise of factor-based investing

    08 June 2016

    In expectation of lower future returns, many insurers are embracing the factor-based approach either as an investment philosophy or a tool in the investment process. Benedicte Gravrand reports

  • BlackRock, Deutsche, Goldman remain top three insurance asset managers

    25 May 2016

    According to the 2016 insurance investment outsourcing report

  • Axa tobacco exit symptomatic of growing ESG influence

    24 May 2016

    But 'sin' stocks have proven rewarding in tough economic times

  • Aegon strikes deal for Blackrock's UK DC business

    03 May 2016

    Insurer enticed by market growth estimates

  • No such thing as excessively liquid portfolios

    11 April 2016

    Insurers don't all have the same view on liquidity

  • How does Brexit affect insurers' assets?

    09 March 2016

    Aside from a currency impact, likely effects include market volatility, a hit on UK government bonds and wider corporate spreads. Benedicte Gravrand reports

  • Insurers raise allocations to high-dividend equity strategies

    16 February 2016

    Better liability matching, accounting and tax treatments motivate switch, say asset managers

  • Insurers exploiting ETFs for longer-term strategies

    28 January 2016

    EU insurers to allocate more to ETFs, says Greenwich Associates