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Metlife IM and Northwestern Mutual invest $450m in US retail centre

12-year fixed rate loan made to a joint venture between The Macerich Company and Northwestern Mutual

US commercial real estate: danger in disguise?

US life insurers are big investors in commercial real estate attracted by the yield and diversification benefits they offer. But with strong indicators of the current credit cycle nearing its end, the risks attached to the sector are growing. Is it still safe to go into those waters? By Sarfraz Thind

Japanese insurers sign up to stewardship code

Committing to principles for responsible institutional investors

MetLife's annual impact investments drop 11% in 2017

Infrastructure only asset class to report increase

Argentina woes: if you get all tangled up, just tango on

Soaring interest rates and economic turmoil are causing problems for Argentine insurers, and they must also adapt to new rules preventing them from investing in their favourite financial instrument. Vincent Huck reports

A slow growth for US infrastructure

A US infrastructure overhaul is due—that much is common knowledge. However, so far, institutional investors and especially insurers have been coy to invest due to policy hurdles at the federal level. As each state administration starts to address these issues, insurers are seeing opportunities building up. David Turner reports

MetLife prioritises ESG over hedge funds

MetLife's CIO Steve Goulart talks about the continued drive towards ESG investments as well as the company's plan to develop its third-party asset management business. By Paul Walsh and Sarfraz Thind

MetLife targets Asia-Pacific with sales hire

MetLife hits record $11.2bn private debt origination in 2017

MetLife buys €100m green bonds

MetLife Investment Management, the asset management arm of US insurer MetLife, has purchased €100m ($123m) of green bonds from WDP, a real estate investment company based in Belgium.