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  • Insurers should be nimble and flexible in fixed income

    26 May 2015

    After decades of a bond bull market and six years of central bank liquidity measures, is the fixed-income bubble bursting? Prashant Sharma examines what this would mean for insurers' portfolios, historically heavily weighted towards this asset class?

  • M&G Real Estate pays £167m for office park

    12 May 2015

    Follows deal to develop homes in Bath

  • Talanx joins critics of Heta bond handling

    12 May 2015

    German insurer writes down €47m; rues Austrian stance

  • L&G's direct investments soar

    07 May 2015

    Up 62% quarter on quarter; LGIM assets rise 17%

  • Deutsche AWM names alternatives head

    07 May 2015

    Appoints real estate strategist Kevin White

  • Asian insurers step up European real estate investments

    06 May 2015

    The safe haven status of Europe and deregulation at home are major spurs; London is a favoured target. Joe Valente explains

  • Private equity seen as giving insurers best returns

    27 April 2015

    The latest GSAM survey casts light on the asset classes insurers favour over the next 12 months, where they see the best returns, differences between CIOs and CFOs and the impact of regulation on investment decisions

  • Time is running out for Greece

    27 April 2015

    Endgame in about six weeks, says JP Morgan; Draghi stresses about banks

  • Goldman Sachs AM to acquire Pacific Global Advisors

    24 April 2015

    Pacific Life Insurance sells firm it bought in 2011

  • Central banks "destroying value", says Fink

    22 April 2015

    BlackRock chief says it's catch-up time for European and Asian stocks