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Finding a role for insurance asset managers in a sustainable financial system
24 September 2018New report by the Prince of Wales Accounting for Sustainability project calls on all actors in the financial system to move as one on sustainability issues. Vincent Huck reports
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'Eiopa should introduce sustainability in Solvency II' - Aviva’s Waygood
06 September 2018Insurance industry needs regulatory action on climate change, Aviva Investors chief responsible investment officer warns
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Sustainable investment needs a helping hand from regulators
06 September 2018It is time for regulators to use all the tools at their disposal to address the risks climate changes pose to the financial stability of the insurance industry, Aviva Investors chief responsible investment officer Steve Waygood warns
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"Private assets and ESG: today's hot topics" - Schroders' Perisse
02 August 2018Ghislain Périssé joined Schroders as head of insurance strategy in the insurance asset management team in May of this year. Previously at Axa Investment Management, Périssé is based out of Paris, but on a visit to London he sat down with Vincent Huck. In the second part of a two-part article, he discusses the impact of Solvency II on the relationship between the different departments in an insurance company, as well as the investment trends in private assets and sustainable finance.
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Aviva Investors expands global responsible investment team
11 July 2018Three new hires join the team
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UK insurers could be forced to disclose climate risk by 2022
04 June 2018A UK parliamentary committee has called on government to act if regulators fail on implementing climate risk disclosures. While some witnesses highlighted to the committee the insurers' exposure to climate-related risk, some pointed out that thanks to Solvency II rules they might be ahead of the game. Michael Hurley and Vincent Huck report
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UK politicians recommend using dormant insurance assets for green investments
17 May 2018Recommendations come as green investments plummet to lowest level for ten years
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Aviva under fire for taking only "baby steps" to move away from coal
10 May 2018Aviva has become the latest insurer slammed by the Unfriend Coal network for investing in the coal sector.
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Climate risk: how insurers are failing to join the dots on the investment side
12 April 2017The quantification of climate-related risks is strategically important for insurers in terms of underwriting and investing performance, but the industry is accused of not leveraging its underwriting expertise to benefit its asset allocation strategy. Environmental Finance's Peter Cripps reports
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