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Comment - BaFin holds cards (close to its chest) in future of German life-book consolidation
01 February 2024PE part-ownership of Viridium seems to have informed regulator's rejection of Zurich deal
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Are insurers' outsourcing agreements contracts 'made in heaven'?
29 January 2024Investment management agreements lock in some tasty fees for managers signing on the dotted line, but insurance CIOs increasingly expect a wide scope of 'extras' to boot
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Comment - How life insurers might respond to the IMF on private equity risks
08 January 2024The IMF listed various risks of growing PE involvement in the re/insurance industry
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Chart of the Week - What Apollo earns in fees for helping Bermuda CIOs (and, separately, ancient Greeks)
15 December 2023Apollo Global Management is in a growing phalanx of asset experts coining it in, by originating investments for Bermudian re/insurers
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Blackstone to acquire UK software provider
27 November 2023Deal with Partners Group to close in Q2 2024
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Blackstone raised another $5bn from insurers in Q3
23 October 2023Insurers still keen on alternatives, says Blackstone
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Blackstone loses head of private credit in Europe and APAC
18 September 2023Paulo Eapen set to leave the firm before the end of the year
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Blackstone merges credit and insurance groups to form BXCI
14 September 2023New division will be led by Gilles Dellaert, aims for $1trn
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Blackstone gets green light in China to raise funds for overseas investments
25 August 2023Permission follows registration with Asset Management Association of China
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Blackstone: Size matters
09 August 2023No matter what they tell you, size is important in this world. And Blackstone is up there with the biggest. Its insurance group has tripled assets in five years—and it does not intend to stop there.