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  • Finding the holy grail

    21 November 2019

    With low interest rates impacting solvency ratios, insurers are looking for the holy grail of high yielding assets which do not require higher capital charges. Vincent Huck reports

  • Legal & General partners with 14 housing associations

    20 November 2019

    It hopes to deliver 3,500 affordable homes a year

  • L&G invests £750m into new housing development

    21 October 2019

    Covers 3500 UK homes across 41 development schemes

  • Absence of US insurers in global climate initiative eye-opening

    04 October 2019

    Climate Action 100+ releases first progress report as pressure on climate-aware investing grows

  • Hymans Robertson taps KPMG for life investment unit head

    25 September 2019

    New recruit Daniel Becker brings expertise in private assets

  • Exclusive: ShareAction releases guide on managing climate risks

    13 September 2019

    Guide based on interviews with 14 insurers globally

  • European insurers fall short on FX scenario testing

    05 September 2019

    Less than one-quarter of Europe’s largest firms publish results of currency stress testing, according to research by Insurance Risk Data. David Walker reports

  • Japanese regulator to review stewardship code for institutional investors

    09 August 2019

    FSA commissioner Toshihide Endo calls on investors to adopt Japan’s traditional aphorism of “three-way satisfaction”

  • Mandate from world’s largest pension fund helps LGIM grow international assets by 50%

    07 August 2019

    International asset growth outpaces local asset expansion at Legal & General affiliate

  • LGIM Real Assets invests £95m in Welsh social housing

    05 August 2019

    Legal & General affiliate lends funds to Newport City Homes as it targets 1,000 new homes over next four years