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At the helm of Europe's giant general account
26 February 2019Pascal Christory, chief investment officer at Axa Group, describes the difficult balance between centralisation and flexibility in an international group's investment strategy. Interview by David Walker
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French insurers committed €1.2bn in partnership to fund unlisted SMEs
13 February 2019The five insurers and an investment bank invested in 63 funds
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Axa IM and Capzanine partner up on private debt
24 January 2019Axa France and Axa IM will also increase stake in asset manager to 46%
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Allianz, Axa invest in French fibre business
03 December 2018Joint venture acquires 49% stake in Altice France offshoot
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French insurers’ climate-related disclosures under the spotlight
23 November 2018Disclosures have improved, but retail investors still do not know whether their savings are invested in a sustainable future
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Axa IMRA acquires European data centre operator
10 July 2018Acquisition was made on behalf of Axa France
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Allianz lends €300m for Apple store acquisition
27 April 2018German insurer Allianz has provided €300m ($362m) to German pension fund Bayerische Versorgung-skammer (BVK) to support the acquisition of a retail asset in Paris, sold by EPI, a French independent investment group.
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Equity volatility: how safe is your portfolio?
19 March 2018Equity volatility is back. After a muted 2017, things went a little haywire for equities in February. But are these tremors or the start of something bigger? And how should insurers react? By David Walker
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Helvetia finances artificial intelligence firm targeting property investments
15 December 2017Series A funding comes amid concern over local real estate prices
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Why Aegon, Allianz, Aviva and NN are well prepared for rising rates
30 June 2017Many loans and mortgages offer resilience to interest rate volatility, and with talk of rising rates becoming more frequent – whether through optimism or anticipation – IAR unmasks the largest life insurers' allocations to the lesser-used asset classes. David Walker Reports