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Boutique asset managers outperform non-boutiques by 16%
02 November 2018Institutional investors would record greater returns if they gave mandates to smaller asset managers, latest research highlights
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Dutch investors support mandating ESG as part of fiduciary duty
02 November 2018CFA Institute survey finds little support amongst European insurers to legislate on sustainable finance
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European insurers’ outsourcing starts at home, Insurance Risk Data reveals
02 November 2018But independents also win mandates, especially in UK market
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US insurer CSAA seeds first Californian forest bond $4.6m
01 November 2018Forest Resilience Bond to finance forest restoration in Northern California
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Swiss Re return on investment falls to 2.8%
01 November 2018But group says it is in position to grow yield on reinvesting
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Tensions flare between Exxon and its shareholders over climate disclosures
01 November 2018A decade of shareholder engagement at Exxon seem to have gone down the drain as the company now faces a lawsuit for misleading investors. While insurers were quick to broadcast their role in exercising shareholder powers, they are now found coy to comment. Adam Leach reports
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North American insurers expect investment returns to fall short of their targets
31 October 201880% of CIOs agree that business outperformance will require taking greater investment risk, according to survey
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Four countries hold 80% of European insurers’ €10trn investments
31 October 2018France, the UK, Germany and Italy are Europe’s big four
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One tenth of the world’s 500 largest asset managers are insurers
30 October 2018Assets of the largest insurers globally grew by 48% in 2017, according to WTW's research
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M&G Real Estate invests in Japanese homes
30 October 2018Prudential’s real estate investment arm acquires 561 homes for $83.7m