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Allianz to stop investing in coal completely by 2040

German insurer Allianz has announced it will phase out investments in the coal sector completely by 2040.

Sustainable assets do not equal low-risk, warns German regulator

BaFin cautions against ESA review creating “bureaucratic monster”

LV=’s CIO on adapting to Solvency II

LV=’s CIO Mark Laidlaw gives an insight into how the business has been impacted by Solvency II’s dictates on asset and liability management and moulded its choice of asset manager. By Paul Walsh and Sarfraz Thind

MetLife targets Asia-Pacific with sales hire

Lancashire investment portfolio slips to loss in Q1

Volatile equity markets and US rate increase dent total investment return

Greenlight Re posts near worst $145m investment loss

Greenlight Capital Re, the hedge fund reinsurer based in Bermuda, reported a net loss of $142.8m for the first quarter of 2018, compared to a gain of $8.4m for the same period in 2017.

Folksam and Aberdeen Standard Investments launch €300m fund

Folksam Group aims to replicate its success in the Swedish real estate market across Europe

Designing portfolios to cope with physical climate risk

Michael Lewis, head of ESG Thematic Research at DWS, discusses physical climate risk and how the financial system's approach to this concept will evolve.

Hiscox to look at increasing asset risk

Hiscox’s CIO Alex Veys took over the role six months ago and is currently exploring new avenues to improve the business. By Sarfraz Thind

Aviva Investors buys stake in two Scottish wind farms

Aviva Investors has acquired a 49% interest in a portfolio of UK onshore wind farms from Norwegian developer and operator of renewable energies Fred. Olsen Renewables for a total cash consideration of £117.3m ($160.7m).