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Mapfre subscribes to €35m BBVA green bond
20 February 2019Terms and conditions negotiated using blockchain
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Schroders and Lloyds target June launch for joint venture
20 February 2019JV is part of a deal that awarded Schroders with a £80bn investment mandate from Scottish Widows
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Chinese insurance regulator official appointed head of Insurance Investment fund
20 February 2019Ex-CBIRC risk control head to oversee $45bn “belt and road” infrastructure spend
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Allianz’s digital investment fund grows to €1bn
20 February 2019The fund has invested in more than 15 companies to date
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Stormy days ahead for insurers as LGIM warns of global slowdown and credit default risks
19 February 2019From slower growth in the US and China, to the huge rollback of central bank purchasing, the global investment environment is in a perilous state that leaves insurers in need of knowing their weakest links, according to Legal & General Investment Managers. Adam Leach reports on the outlook for 2019 of its CIO and deputy CIO
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Debeka taps investment portfolio to cover policy payouts
19 February 2019German insurer's asset manager considering investing in stock markets for customers
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PRI to make TCFD reporting mandatory
19 February 2019Signatories to responsible investing principles will be required to report, but not disclose, a number of financially relevant climate indicators
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European Commission opens door to merging VA and MA
18 February 2019Design of Solvency II volatility adjustment and matching adjustment up for review in 2020
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Baloise Asset Management to increase focus on winning mandates from insurers
18 February 2019Swiss insurer’s investment affiliate has secured more than CHF1bn of third-party assets since 2017
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Aberdeen Standard Investments buys Asian property boutique
18 February 2019M&A adds $1bn to ASI’s $6.3bn property portfolio