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The year USA investors woke to social investing
24 August 2020The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the most vulnerable parts of society and highlighted social inequalities globally. In the USA, this combined with the death of George Floyd and the revitalisation of the Black Lives Matter movement, has prompted insurers to embrace 'social investing'. But is this a long-term trend or a one-off? Sarfraz Thind asks.
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Suspension of dividend payments, more firepower for the investment teams?
09 April 2020As some insurers follow suit on regulators' urge not to pay dividends and others refuse to comply, Vincent Huck looks at whether dividend retention could result in more ammunition for the investment teams to invest in markets
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Legal & General portfolio on track for 3.1°C of warming: TCFD report
12 March 2020Insurer estimates its current holdings of listed assets are aligned with 3.1°C of global warming
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Largest 50 EEA insurance investors in bonds held €2.2trn in 2018
02 January 2020French insurers favour govvies while UK insurers focus on corporates
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Folksam buys stake in local property developer
19 December 2019Purchase helps spread risk further in portfolios
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Sun Life buys 80% stake in London's InfraRed Capital
19 December 2019Move to expand investments in real estate and infrastructure
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PIC invests £250m in City of London
06 December 2019And becomes third insurer to announce funding of the capital’s projects
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Insurers explain their £2bn stake in UK social housing
03 December 2019Pension Insurance Corp spells out the sector’s appeal
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L&G announces £1.6bn buy-in with National Grid UK Pension Scheme
26 November 2019Deal won on the back of asset management mandate
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Fubon Life to invest $500m in Alibaba’s Hong Kong IPO
22 November 2019Follows $20m investment in the 2014 New York IPO