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Deals round-up: 28 Jan 2019
28 January 2019Axa IMRA, Prudential, BNP Paribas Cardif, Garance
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Unrealised losses on bonds restrict reinsurance sector’s overall return
11 January 2019Investment yield appears to have bottomed-out and showed a small uptick to 2.7% in the first nine months of 2018, according to Aon reinsurance outlook
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UK firms transfer £800bn in assets to Europe ahead of Brexit
07 January 2019According to EY in the UK, since the EU referendum, 20 companies, including six insurers, have announced a transfer of assets out of London to Europe
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Scottish Widows invests £76.5m in social housing
11 December 2018Lloyds Banking Group insurance subsidiary to finance Wheatley Group’s purchase of 560 properties
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IFRS 17 & 9 series: a fork in the road
29 November 2018In the final part of this series on the impact of the international financial reporting standards (Ifrs) on insurers' financial reporting, Vincent Huck looks at the potential impact of the standards on risk appetite, and why insurers want to postpone implementing them.
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IFRS 17 & 9 series: Asset allocation considerations
22 November 2018In the second of a three parts series on the impact of the international financial reporting standards (Ifrs) on insurers' financial reporting, Vincent Huck looks at the potential impact of the new accounting standards, Ifrs 17 and 9, on asset allocation.
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UK with-profit funds record average returns of 6.22% in 2017
24 October 2018According to a survey of 52 funds across 20 insurers
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Penn Mutual Asset Management aims to grow fixed income sales
23 October 2018New hire Fanelli will work to increase business with insurance companies
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Insurers in talks with private companies funding platform
18 October 2018The Growth Stage links institutional investors with private companies
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UK government announces second sale of student loan book
12 October 2018First sale was completed in December 2017 and raised £1.7bn