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Swiss insurers' investment portfolios fail to meet climate change standards
25 October 2017Far higher than Paris Agreement of 2°C pledge
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Fukoku Life buys $38.5m private green bond from MuniFin
25 October 2017Japanese mutual insurer Fukoku Life has bought a privately placed 10-year green bond from Finnish investment bank MuniFin for AUD$50m ($38.5m).
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Hiscox hires former Partnership CIO
25 October 2017Specialist Lloyd's insurer Hiscox has appointed Alex Veys to take over as chief investment officer from David Astor, who is retiring following 15 years with the underwriter.
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Ping An recruits from Citi for new fintech fund
24 October 2017Global Voyager Fund already made investment in start-up of ex-Barclays head
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China Life delights investors with profit forecast
24 October 2017Gross investment yield was 4.6% it says
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L&G chief lauds UK property market as insurer makes record £1.1bn disposals
24 October 2017Strong overseas demand for UK real estate assets makes the country a great place to invest, according to Legal & General's (L&G) chief executive Nigel Wilson.
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Catalonia: volatility in the streets and insurers' balance sheets?
23 October 2017As tensions rise between the Spanish government and pro-separatists in Catalonia, the country's life insurers must prepare for bond market turbulence. Asa Gibson reports
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Senior secured loans present opportunity as insurers slide down credit spectrum
23 October 2017SSLs offer low volatility, have little interest rate risk and make no difference in the capital treatment under the Solvency II standard formula for equivalent rating and duration
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Asset management taskforce 'key for UK's future'
23 October 2017A taskforce of asset managers seeking clarity on a post-Brexit deal represents a huge step for the UK's future as an investment management centre, according to the chief executive (CEO) of trade body the Investment Association, Chris Cummings.
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UK insurers stick by anti-cyclical buying of credit as appetite grows, Bank of England finds
20 October 2017Research shows greater anti-cyclicality by underwriters than any other institution