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Axa IMRA expands North America team with four hires
01 June 2017Firm poaches investment expertise from Amazon, JP Morgan Chase and Partners Group
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BNP Paribas creates private debt and real assets team
01 June 2017David Bouchoucha will lead the new division with a focus on syndicated loans, direct loans and private bonds
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Axa and Scor lead tobacco control investor group
31 May 2017Insurers follow up on their recent divestment policies by encouraging greater regulation of the tobacco industry
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Five minutes with: Gjensidige's CIO Erik Ranberg
31 May 2017Norwegian insurer's chief investment officer talks to Insurance Asset Risk about his concerns regarding real rates, a lack of duration in the bond market, regulatory ambiguity, political risk and the need for active management. Asa Gibson reports
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Prudential invests in Indian wind power
30 May 2017Insurer's Asian investment arm has invested an undisclosed amount into Watsun Infrabuild
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Lloyd's more than triples investment returns in 2016
30 May 2017The London market's SFCR reveals 234.5% year-on-year increase in total investment return
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Extent of German insurers' market risk revealed in SFCRs
30 May 2017Industry exposure unveiled as Gothaer plans investments in property and renewables
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LGIM's Brexit plan involves shift to Ireland
26 May 2017Standard Life likely to choose Dublin too
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The continued lure of equity
26 May 2017Solvency II has punished equity investment with its 39% capital charge. But the SCR restrictions are bringing out a plethora of equity structures designed to appeal to insurers with lower volatility and capital charges. Is this enough to attract new investors? Sarfraz Thind reports
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Gothaer combines responsibility for life and investment products
26 May 2017Challenges brought by low interest rate climate and Solvency II require 'realignment of business model'