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Moving on from hedge funds: alternative risk premia
17 May 2017Insurers have been looking at alternative risk premia strategies as a substitute for poorly performing hedge fund investments. The strategies offer a cheap and transparent way of getting exposure to hedge fund-like returns but there are complications. Sarfraz Thind reports
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'Third-party asset management is a natural extension for life insurers'
17 May 2017But Moody's warns that increased exposure to equity markets could result in credit downgrade
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US life and annuity firms lead industry's hedge fund exit
16 May 2017AIG divested $4bn in 2016 but remains largest hedge fund investor
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UK insurers rack up fines of £366m for investment activities
15 May 2017Almost £100m more than insurance-related penalties
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Asset manager fees tumble for equities, FOHF and European private debt
15 May 2017Illiquid investment fees have been generally resilient in light of high demand, finds Bfinance
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Turning away from tradition: Generali targets €9trn insurance asset market
12 May 2017Insurer will establish an insurance solutions team focussed on SME lending, private equity and private debt
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Allianz takes further benefit from high value bond portfolio
12 May 2017Realised gains of €1.6bn to feed German interest rate reserve
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M&G's £100m Glasgow office redevelopment gets green light
12 May 2017High demand and lack of supply for office space in the city
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Axa IMRA's global CIO departs
12 May 2017Dennis Lopez joins Canadian real estate firm QuadReal
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Investment returns exceed expectations as Beazley tilts to corporate debt
11 May 2017Lloyd's specialist insurer reduces sovereign exposure and increases weighted average duration