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  • Anbang says it has "no plans" to sell overseas assets

    29 May 2018

    Process of selecting new shareholders underway

  • Allianz becomes largest minority shareholder of Moneyfarm

    29 May 2018

    The online investment platform raised £40m in latest fund-raising round

  • European Commission to legislate ESG inclusion in insurers' investments

    25 May 2018

    Proposal part of first four legislative measures to boost sustainable finance in the region

  • Generali reaffirms credit facilities in €4bn deal

    25 May 2018

    Italian insurer cites ESG as a focus in the deal

  • Brazil becomes world’s first insurance market to commit to climate risk transparency

    24 May 2018

    Latin America’s largest insurance market declared support to the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures.

  • World's top insurers stalling on climate change drive

    24 May 2018

    While insurers are increasingly acute to environmental risks which might impact both sides of their balance sheet, new research has found that their investment strategies are not in line with the Paris Agreement. The research was published the same week Royal Dutch Shell held its AGM and shareholders, including some large insurers, were asked to vote on a climate resolution. Did they stand up to the test? Paul Walsh and Vincent Huck report

  • Eiopa study shows variations in credit and market risk modelling

    23 May 2018

    Further investigations due into internal models’ treatment of asset risk

  • GSAM sees higher volatility on rate rises

    23 May 2018

    Asset manager says value can still be found in emerging markets

  • Insurers’ outsourced assets increase by 16.9% in 2017

    23 May 2018

    Results of the 2018 Insurance Investment Outsourcing report show $2.2trn outsource bump

  • Manulife AM targets Swiss market with new hire

    22 May 2018

    Christos Tsaravas takes the helm to boost Swiss sales