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Chinese life insurers’ investments between a rock and a hard place
01 November 2019Economic slowdown makes riskier assets attractive but new regulatory constraints prevent insurers from taking excessive risks
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IMF calls on French regulator to monitor liquidity risk
01 November 2019Heightened liquidity risk of life insurance products means that liquidity needs to be addressed explicitly, international institution warns
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Metlife in $1.25bn derivatives jump
01 November 2019Overall flat third quarter investment income down to lower interest margins
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World Bank launches sovereign ESG data portal
31 October 2019The World Bank has launched a free online platform that provides users with sovereign-level environmental, social and governance (ESG) data.
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AllianzGI appoints head of thematic equity
31 October 2019Andreas Fruschki takes the lead of newly created team
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L&G Capital managing director of principal investing to leave the firm
31 October 2019His responsibilities will be transferred to his colleagues in the business
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Axa IMRA acquires French student accommodation operator
31 October 2019Adding 2,500 beds to Axa IMRA’s 15,000 beds portfolio
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What assets do CIOs like that CROs don’t?
31 October 2019A panel of CROs and CIOs at Insurance Asset Risk Americas conference reveals the investment decisions that prove most challenging to the relationship between risk and investment teams. Vincent Huck reports
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C-suite death assets a major risk for insurers
30 October 2019ICOLI policies on senior management are opaque, source of volatility, Moody’s warns
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Zurich France CEO calls for reducing cost of capital in SII’s risk margin
30 October 2019Florence Tondu-Melique suggested five regulatory changes for European insurers