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'Eiopa should introduce sustainability in Solvency II' - Aviva’s Waygood
06 September 2018Insurance industry needs regulatory action on climate change, Aviva Investors chief responsible investment officer warns
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Sustainable investment needs a helping hand from regulators
06 September 2018It is time for regulators to use all the tools at their disposal to address the risks climate changes pose to the financial stability of the insurance industry, Aviva Investors chief responsible investment officer Steve Waygood warns
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Real estate bonds attractive but not risk-free, Austrian regulator warns
22 August 2018189 real estate bonds have been issued on the Austrian capital market in Q1 2018
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"Private assets and ESG: today's hot topics" - Schroders' Perisse
02 August 2018Ghislain Périssé joined Schroders as head of insurance strategy in the insurance asset management team in May of this year. Previously at Axa Investment Management, Périssé is based out of Paris, but on a visit to London he sat down with Vincent Huck. In the second part of a two-part article, he discusses the impact of Solvency II on the relationship between the different departments in an insurance company, as well as the investment trends in private assets and sustainable finance.
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Axa IMRA appoints Switzerland country head
23 July 2018Frederick Widl will take the role in February of next year
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IMF urges EU to impose borrower limits on insurers' mortgage lending
23 July 2018International Monetary Fund concerned by inconsistency in macroprudential policies.
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Eiopa clarifies criteria on credit risk mitigation
23 July 2018Supervisor releases Q&A on PRIIPs Key Information Document
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Climate change increases cost of debt for developing countries
17 July 2018The intensification of climate risks and the degree to which they are accurately priced by financial markets are of increasing concern to global economic stability. However, as awareness around those risks has risen over the last years, there is still a long way to go to consistently measure and monitor their costs, which can result in substantial gains or losses for institutional investors. Vincent Huck reports
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Insurers and supervisors clash over equity investments
28 June 2018During a panel discussion at Insurance Europe conference, the insurance industry and the supervisory authorities clashed over the level of equity investments. Industry representatives accused the European Commission and the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority of ignoring market realities. Aggelos Andreou reports
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Solvency II data burden challenging insurance investors
18 June 2018PRA and Eiopa unlikely to have dialogue over data collection issue any time soon