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Private markets: end of the credit cycle, start of a new era?
04 June 2018Insurers have increasingly invested in private assets in recent years to counter the low yield environment. But as we enter the later stages of the credit cycle, questions are being raised on whether private assets were tactical short-term choices, or if insurers have fully embraced these asset classes. Vincent Huck reports
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A slow growth for US infrastructure
04 June 2018A US infrastructure overhaul is due—that much is common knowledge. However, so far, institutional investors and especially insurers have been coy to invest due to policy hurdles at the federal level. As each state administration starts to address these issues, insurers are seeing opportunities building up. David Turner reports
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Insurers' shift into private credit sparks evolution in internal rating capabilities
04 June 2018With insurers showing greater appetite for private credit, authorities are keen to ensure firms are applying robust credit risk assessments – but the lack of rating agencies in the space is giving regulators and insurers a headache. Asa Gibson reports.
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Korea Post seeking to invest $200m in private equity
01 June 2018Insurer targets investment in US and European buyout investors
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New sustainability index puts food sector on insurance industry's plate
01 June 2018A new index to capture the investment risks and opportunities in the food sector through the ESG lens has been launched. Abigail Herron discusses the findings on 60 of the largest listed livestock and fisheries companies, many of which will feature heavily in insurers' investment portfolios
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Lloyd's syndicates investment bill jumps 33%
31 May 2018Returns also rose in 2017 thanks to conservative allocation to equity and risk assets
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Italy debt holdings hit Unipol and Allianz units
31 May 2018Moody's warns of downgrades, but spares more diverse Generali business
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Allianz set to strike African reinsurer deal
31 May 2018Acquisition described as a milestone in the German insurer’s African expansion strategy
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Legal & General IM chief executive to retire
31 May 2018Mark Zinkula has held the position since March 2011
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Italy threatens European contagion, says Pimco
30 May 2018Largest bond fund manager sees potential of Italian risk spreading across Eurozone