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New rule facilitates investments in Argentinian venture capital
15 August 2018Insurers can now invest up to 1% of their net assets in entrepreneurial projects
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"Government lacks urgency and boldness," UK impact investment unit
14 August 2018Taskforce tells the Treasury and Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport in interim feedback report
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MEAG and Luxcara structure debt and equity deal for wind farm
14 August 2018Deal includes project bonds worth and privately placed equity investment with the Munich Re group
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Singaporean life insurance insurers' AuM boost
14 August 2018Increase in assets under management strengthens the country’s position as Asia’s financial hub
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US insurers pulling out of hedge funds
14 August 2018Although insurers tend to have relatively low exposures to hedge funds, in recent years investments in the asset class have dropped amongst US insurers. However, changes in the economic environment suggest this trend could be reversed in the coming years. Vincent Huck reports
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Australia’s largest insurers’ profits bolstered by investment returns
13 August 2018Smaller insurers earned higher returns from underwriting activities, but earned lower returns from investment and suffered greater losses.
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Regulatory change to cash reserve rule relieves gains pressure on Talanx
13 August 2018German insurer cuts profit-taking, and ZZR contribution by 69%, ahead of expected law change
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MassMutual looking to sell asset manager unit
10 August 2018Deal on OppenheimerFunds could be worth more than $5bn
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Widening spread of Italian debt takes big toll on capital ratios
10 August 2018But hasn’t materially deteriorated insurers’ underlying risk profile, according to Moody’s
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Climate change impacts asset value, UN study finds
09 August 2018Insurers increasingly ESG screen their investments, but even the value of their favoured asset is at risk