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Hong Kong’s insurers gearing up for risk-based capital
31 May 2019In Hong Kong, local stakeholders tell Vincent Huck how they are getting ready for a risk-based capital regime which will require them to put in place ALM strategies and define their investment risk appetite.
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Canadian institutional investors’ appetite for alternatives on the rise
30 May 2019Survey of execs from insurers and other institutional investors finds private equity as the favoured asset class within alternative portfolios
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KLP divests from Paddy Power and Guinness as it exits gambling and alcohol
30 May 2019Norwegian mutual and pension provider divests $320m from 97 companies and commits to not invest in pornography
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Greystar launches fund targeted at insurers
30 May 2019Real estate investor aims to raise an initial £750m for London rental property fund
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Rise in downgrade rate could spark £10bn corporate bond fire sale
29 May 2019Solvency II treatment of non-investment grade might prompt UK insurers to lead sale of 'fallen angels'
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Chinese insurance investor body forms international advisory committee
29 May 2019Expert group to enhance internationalisation of China’s AM sector
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Aegon Asset Management appoints PGIM MD as new CEO
29 May 2019Bas NiueweWeme to replace Sarah Russell in top job at Dutch insurer's investment affiliate
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NN Group plans full divestment from coal by 2030
29 May 2019€540m worth of coal investment affected by Dutch insurer’s new coal policy
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Navigating the seas of illiquidity
29 May 2019Benjama Serra, senior vice president at Moody’s Investors Services, explains why illiquid investments in insurers’ portfolios are like brackish seawater, and why allocation to them is bound to increase. Interview by Vincent Huck
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Axa IMRA lets 45th floor of London’s skyscraper to Reinsurance Group of America
28 May 2019London based staff of reinsurer to move to 22 Bishopsgate