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• French insurers partner up for major unlisted SME funding initiative

  07 March 2019

  From Axa France to BNP Paribas Cardif and CNP Assurances, France’s largest have helped unlock €22.2bn of fund-based investments for French small caps. Their early-stage returns may be unclear. But their ambitions for the next phase of their investment is only the greater, the heavy hitters tell Vincent Huck

• French insurers committed €1.2bn in partnership to fund unlisted SMEs

  13 February 2019

  The five insurers and an investment bank invested in 63 funds

• California survey reveals rise in insurers divesting from thermal coal

  30 November 2018

  Californian insurers’ coal policies aligned with counterparts in Europe

• CNP Assurances strengthens coal divestment policy

  29 November 2018

  Companies with more than 10% turnover linked to thermal coal to be barred from investments, down from 15%

• CNP Assurances appoints new head of investments

  03 July 2018

  Olivier Guigné will replace Mikaël Cohen in September

• Largest insurers use SFCRs to extend transparency of investments

  03 January 2018

  Insurance Risk Data's analysis of the first SFCR submissions reveals information goes far beyond fundamental insights of quantitative reporting templates. David Walker reports

• CNP Assurances venture arm backs French property platform

  12 September 2017

  Unlisted equity represents just 0.04% of French group's investments

• SimCorp on the investment technology drive

  12 July 2017

  As insurers push further into the asset management space, investment technology will become ever more critical to business performance. Klaus Holse, CEO of SimCorp, talks to Sarfraz Thind about how the firm is helping insurers grow their investment operations.

• Axa IMRA expands German real estate portfolio

  09 June 2017

  Acquires mixed-use development near Frankfurt

• Nippon Life signs responsible investment pledge

  21 March 2017

  Intends to invest ¥200bn in ESG bonds