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Rock 'n rolling stock: insurers find an opportunity in railway assets
11 October 2017Having facilitated some £2bn of direct investment in UK rail in less than two years, Rock Rail is helping to ease the industry's infrastructure woes with a steady pipeline of projects insurers can gain direct exposure to. Asa Gibson reports
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M&A: tipping the scales
09 August 2017With 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
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L&G commands 30% of UK equity-release mortgage market
09 August 2017Insurer ramps up investment to back annuity liabilities and expects market to reach £3bn in 2017
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L&G spots opportunity in UK's retirement housing sector
04 August 2017Market presents 'one of the largest real asset opportunities in the country'
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LGIM completes three-year £39m loan to global real estate developer
11 July 2017Deal marks the shortest loan term provided by L&G's private credit business
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Insurer-owned UK asset managers grow AuM faster than rivals
29 June 2017Moody's survey reveals UK asset managers grew AuM during 2015 and 2016, but fee pressure dampens revenue growth
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L&G lends £24.5m to refinance commercial property portfolio
27 June 2017Bank-like loan demonstrates breadth of firm's lending capabilities, says head of real estate lending
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US infrastructure reforms could encourage foreign investment
23 June 2017But more needs to be achieved before flurry of foreign money can be expected, says LGIM's Lecointe
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LGIM's Brexit plan involves shift to Ireland
26 May 2017Standard Life likely to choose Dublin too
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Transition to alternatives helps cut UK annuity pricing
26 April 2017Insurers no longer reliant on corporate bond spreads