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  • Global diversification could come back to haunt Taiwan's insurers

    21 March 2017

    Exchange rate fluctuations set to hit US dollar investment income this quarter

  • Manulife chief would buy asset manager, but only for fresh skills

    20 March 2017

    CEO bullish on US Asian economies, with a close eye on China

  • Groupama moves away from equities in de-risking strategy

    17 March 2017

    Disposed of Italian and Spanish government bonds

  • Yes, no, maybe: the PRA responds to industry's Solvency II reform agenda

    17 March 2017

    The UK regulator has made a point-by-point rebuttal to the Association of British Insurers' agenda for Solvency II reforms and confirmed its priority to review the reporting requirements. Christopher Cundy reports

  • Exposure to Italian banks dents Generali's asset book

    17 March 2017

    Insurer is targeting growth in asset management business

  • Generali appoints real estate chief

    16 March 2017

    Aldo Mazzocco will oversee €25bn of real assets

  • The insurance asset management gold rush

    15 March 2017

    Enticed by lucrative revenues, insurers are pushing into the asset management business like never before. Insurer-affiliated managers are currently some of the fastest growing in the world. With regulations and low rates driving increased insurer third-party asset outsourcing, the industry is in a prime position to pick up more business. Sarfraz Thind reports

  • Manulife gains approval to manage Chinese assets

    15 March 2017

    Becomes the first foreign institution to be granted investment license

  • India paves way for insurers to buy into hard asset investment trusts

    15 March 2017

    However, the liberalisation comes with strict limits on allocation size

  • Foresters Asset Management hires CIO

    14 March 2017

    Chief executive and former CIO Greg Ross will focus on building affiliated mutual fund