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Retirement villages and care homes - an antidote to longevity risk?

The ageing population in Europe, often viewed as a great risk for the life sector, may also provide attractive investment opportunities through retirement and care home properties. Axa's real estate business is already active in the space. Asa Gibson reports

Build-to-rent: an emerging opportunity?

Within the booming UK real estate industry, where a lack of supply has inflated valuations and rental prices, the build-to-rent sub-sector offers an alternative revenue stream for insurers. Cintia Cheong reports

Prudential's Eastspring hires multi-asset CIO

Building the case for investing in real estate debt

Real estate debt can offer a set of outcomes well suited to the needs of insurers, including a solid relative value proposition, stable cashflows, strong investor protections and transparent security against physical underlying assets. John Barakat, head of real estate finance, M&G Investments explains

Axa IMRA buys €230m Portuguese shopping centre

More than 90% of Dolce Vita Tejo is let

Lloyd's chief explains coal divestment decision

Lloyd's of London will implement its coal exclusion policy for future investments from 1 April

M&G Prudential chooses Tata for digital services

UK life insurer Prudential's retail investment and savings unit M&G Prudential has contracted Tata Consultancy Services to take on its digital operations

China's regulator tightens rules on local government debt

Chinese insurers have been ordered to check their local government debt holdings and rectify any non-compliance as the state seeks to clampdown on illicit government borrowing

FAQ: investing in infrastructure under Solvency II

Infrastructure investments are a complex topic, including the various internal and external requirements for insurance investors. Jegor Tokarevich and prof. Dr. Jens-Eric von Duesterlho from SOF Infrastructure respond to some of the common queries from insurers on infrastructure investing.

Bitcoin speculation "emblematic of wider asset bubble"

The soaring value of bitcoin illustrates a wider picture of asset bubbles that threaten global economic stability, according to Rick Samans, head of global agenda at the World Economic Forum.