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Direct Line reports 29.3% drop in investment return
08 March 2021Due to lower reinvestment rates and write downs
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Phoenix reveals details of £10bn illiquid investments portfolio
08 March 2021Disclosures include state-backing, credit quality and re-ordering of illiquids
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Allianz agrees Asia fintech collaboration for AllianzGI
08 March 2021Insurer puts $75m into Hong Kong's WeLab
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Investment threats key to Asian life firms' futures
08 March 2021S&P Global Ratings says underwriting dangers are secondary in most APAC countries
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Gender diversity - an issue 'under the weather'
08 March 2021Are insurance investors burying their heads in the sand when it comes to gender diversity? While climate issues are clearly outlined in their investment policies, diversity considerations and, within that, gender issues, are left in the small print. Vincent Huck explores why.
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Move to equality requires changes in mindsets from governments, men, and women
08 March 2021The evidence for diverse teams leading to positive financial returns is ever increasing, but changes in mindset is key ingredient to achieve greater gender diversity according to Edith Siermann, head of fixed income solutions and responsible investing at NN Investment Partners. Interview by Stephanie Harris
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Women make less than a quarter of insurers' executives
08 March 2021Only 10% of the sector's CEOs and 8% of board chairs are female
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The City's toxicity on the decline?
08 March 2021For International Women's Day, an investment professional at one UK insurer in London's City financial district tells of her experience with gender diversity in the underwriting industry. Interview by Vincent Huck
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Gender diversity should be based on meritocracy not a percentage, Prudential Malaysia CIO says
08 March 2021In light of International Women's Day, Esther Ong, Prudential Malaysia's chief investment officer, gave her thoughts on gender diversity within the industry and how women no longer have to hide in storerooms to feed their children. Interview by Stephanie Harris.
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Italian general accounts could shift from Aviva in announced M&A
05 March 2021French investments already leaving Aviva in sale to Aéma