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Chubb’s coal exclusion policy to impact at least $10m of assets
01 July 2019US insurer had $30m invested in fossil fuel in 2017
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Axa Investment Managers appoints global head of fixed income
28 June 2019Christope Herpet takes over from Gilles Dauphiné who joins Amundi
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Heightened appetite for illiquid assets could come back to bite insurers
28 June 2019Lower compensations from illiquid assets, disruption from ESG considerations and political uncertainty as the new norm, are the key issues on top of insurers’ CIOs’ minds, according to an EY survey. Adam Leach reports
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Swiss regulator should collect insurers’ data on bank exposures, IMF warns
28 June 2019Financial sector assessment report for Switzerland notes requirement was dropped in 2015
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Legal & General in £4bn Oxford University joint venture
27 June 2019UK insurer to finance construction of residential and research buildings through funds from annuities, affiliate managed funds, and shareholders
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What is the biggest threat to investment returns?
27 June 2019Delegates at Insurance Asset Risk 2019 EMEA conference reveal the biggest risk on their minds.
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Santander buys Allianz out of Banco Popular joint venture for €936.5m
27 June 2019As a result, Allianz will no longer offer asset management to Banco Popular
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Dai-Ichi Life invests $200m in green and sustainability bonds
27 June 2019Japanese insurer is the sole investor in two development banks bonds
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Video: CIOs need to go beyond their core activities
27 June 2019Massimo di Tria, group chief investment officer at Cattolica Assicurazioni, urges those on the asset side to get involved in product development and M&A activity
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Zurich tightens coal exclusion policy and bars investments in oil sands and shale oil companies
26 June 2019Swiss insurer lowers exclusion threshold from 50% of revenues or electricity generated from coal to 30%