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Groupama commits to global coal exit by 2040
09 December 2020At the end of September 2020, French mutual had €150m (or 0.4% of its AuM) invested in thermal coal assets
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LGIM launches ESG-friendly fixed income ETFs in partnership with JP Morgan
09 December 2020Focused on liquidity and ESG and targeted at European wholesale and institutional investors
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Western & Southern: The equity pusher
09 December 2020The idea that insurers can only invest in fixed income is a myth for Cincinnati's Western & Southern CIO, Brendan White. The insurer has been stretching the mould by investing in equities for nigh on 30 years. White explains why it invests in stocks and how successful this has been in the torpid world of insurance investing. Interview by Sarfraz Thind
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CECL had little impact on US insurers this year
09 December 2020Fitch says accounting standard largely immaterial for insurer reported equity
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US recovery not until 2023, Axa IM says
08 December 2020Worse outbreak of COVID-19 in winter predicted
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PIC invests £80m in UK housing association
08 December 2020The investment is split into two tranches, both maturing in 2060
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Aviva Investors commits to £1bn of climate transition loans into real estate
08 December 2020Vigeo-Eiris to provide second party verification and accreditation
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Free webinar: CIOs in the hot seat to manage insurance assets in Asia
08 December 2020Taking place on 12th January
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Times when investment yield boosted fortunes are gone
07 December 2020S&P Global Ratings warned non-life firms to get their underwriting in order, David Walker reports
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Insurers placing less emphasis on climate risk in investments
07 December 2020Climate risk underweighted in asset management versus underwriting, IAIS meeting participants say