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MetLife investor group provides 20-year money to Finnish electric company
04 November 2014Energy added to insurer's infrastructure investments in Europe
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Insurers' private equity investment gets a fillip from Brussels
30 October 2014Clarification of the Solvency II capital charges will clear the way for more insurers to embrace the asset class, joining those already attracted by the superior returns
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The pros and cons of managing insurers' assets in-house
17 October 2014External management of an insurer's assets may give the company more flexibility, but does it necessarily produce good results? Sarfraz Thind investigates
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MetLife expands Brazilian agricultural loan portfolio
16 October 2014$150m deal for Amaggi follows investments in Seattle industrial parks and Copenhagen airport
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Fixed-income investments dominate US insurer portfolios in 2013
28 August 2014But small increase in alternatives exposure, as industry hunts for yield, says Fitch
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Q2 earnings: investment round-up 30 July
31 July 2014Allstate, Hartford Financial, Intact Financial, Lincoln National, MetLife
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Metlife purchases Beacon Street Tower Boston property for $561m
28 July 2014Part of real estate joint venture with Norway sovereign wealth fund
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Solvency II will deter insurers from securitised investments, says Afme
11 June 2014Industry body calls for easing of ABS capital requirements
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Rothesay Life acquires MetLife's UK bulk annuity subsidiary
18 February 2014MetLife Assurance holds around £3bn in assets
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Friends Life's Mark Versey: "Infrastructure is now a core investment strategy"
22 November 2013Friends Life is now directly investing in both infrastructure and commercial real estate debt after awarding combined mandates of £1bn this year. Jamie Bullen asks chief investment officer Mark Versey what lies behind this new strategy