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Axa IMRA buys £9m food retail property in East London

Location has 'high levels of footfall', says firm

Generali Investments shuffles leadership with two senior hires as unit seeks external mandates

Axa in JV to acquire Spanish student accommodation portfolio

'Highly fragmented and under-supplied' sector presents opportunity to grow 37-property portfolio

Reinvestment risk hits yields at global reinsurers

But macroeconomic worries deter greater risk-taking, says Willis Re

LGIM expands active equity team

Appointment of Nigel Masding follows that of Stephen Message last month

M&A: tipping the scales

With a squeeze on fees and increased competition, the asset management world is realising the need for scale. Insurers have already started on the M&A trail, but there appears to be much more on the way. Sarfraz Thind reports

Insurers pile into French fintech fund

Swiss Life, Groupama, SocGen, Natixis and Vaudoise commit to new fund targeting insurtech and regtech

Beazley rides high on growth assets and corporate debt

Increased allocation to growth assets also helps the specialist insurer improve investment returns

Private debt blues

Private debt seems the perfect fit for insurance investors with its long-term horizon, better-than-average returns and graspable risk for those used to dealing with fixed income. Yet the regulatory stance on the asset has not been overly clear so far. Sarfraz Thind reports

M&G Real Estate makes three hires to Asia real estate team

Appointments will further consolidate M&G's position in Asia, firm says