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Green Bonds: a primer
12 March 2018Insurers are looking more closely than ever at the current trend of green bond investment. But is this just a fashion? And what should investors be aware of when putting money into this still nascent sector? David Turner reports
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QBE's LatAm divestment likely to hit investment yield
26 February 2018Growth assets generated double-digit net returns in 2017
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Insurers' third-party coal assets attacked by environmentalists
08 February 2018With some firms withdrawing their own investments from coal-related businesses, environmentalists are pressuring insurers to act on third-party assets. Cintia Cheong reports
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Zurich raises impact investment commitment to $5bn
23 November 2017Zurich has more than doubled its impact investment target to $5bn, as it broadens its remit beyond green bonds.
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Zurich limits coal exposure in investment and underwriting
15 November 2017Third major firm to do so after Axa and Scor
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Folksam CIO: "There is simply no reason not to continue investing in green bonds"
29 September 2017Michael Kjeller, chief investment officer of Swedish pensions and insurance provider Folksam, discusses his firm's decision to raise its target for green bond investment
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Zurich invests €50m in French railway's green bond
07 September 2017Ultra-long 30-year maturity a "good fit" for portfolio
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Zurich promotes Köb to lead insurer's responsible investment
07 September 2017She replaces Manuel Lewin
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Zurich reaches $2bn green bond target
01 September 2017The insurer will continue to invest in green bonds, but insists greater clarity and objectivity of "greenness" is needed
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NN IP endorses dedicated green bond allocation for investors
22 August 2017Bram Bos gives five reasons why investors should establish a specific portfolio, rather than allocate from typical credit portfolios