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Private equity and hedge funds boost MetLife's investment income
04 May 2017Derivative hedging losses stemmed but remain a thorn in the side
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Factor investing - from idea to implementation
03 May 2017Eager for better risk-adjusted returns and greater diversification, insurers are warming up to factor-based investment strategies. Invesco's Ed Collinge and Georg Elsaesser explain why the approach is proving popular with the industry.
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Vivat's investment business excludes coal mining companies
03 May 2017Dutch asset manager Actiam will exclude companies that earn more than 15% of revenues from coal
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Axa IMRA buys €1bn European logistics portfolio
03 May 2017Undersupply of prime stock and high demand through e-commerce make logistics sector "highly compelling"
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Allianz-led consortium acquires UK's largest water supplier
02 May 2017Insurer attracted by industry's transparency and inflation-linked, predictable cashflows
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French elections are "crucial" for future of Europe, says NN's CIO
28 April 2017Political events emerge as number one concern for insurance investment chiefs in Goldman Sachs Asset Management's survey of insurance investors, having not been considered as a threat in 2015. Asa Gibson reports
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Fairfax posts $18.4m Q1 investment losses
28 April 2017Losses stemmed but equities continue to plague the group's investment returns
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Low rates to slice $55bn off insurers' investment income this year, predicts Moody's
27 April 2017Insurers in Germany, Norway and Taiwan most likely to take hit on profits
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Scor divests from tobacco
27 April 2017Cash holdings reduced, fixed income duration increased and rebalanced towards corporate bonds
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Eiopa requests evidence on unlisted equity and debt charges
27 April 2017Consultation paper launched after Commission seeks to bolster Capital Markets Union