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  • Just Group's ERM investments fall 9% as market soars

    15 March 2018

    Just Group invested less in equity release mortgages (ERMs) in 2017, despite strong growth in the UK market.

  • Prudential spins off M&G Prudential

    14 March 2018

    Prudential is to separate its UK and European and global businesses, resulting in two separately-listed companies "with different investment characteristics and opportunities."

  • Columbia Threadneedle secures £50m Met Police multi-asset mandate

    14 March 2018

    Columbia Threadneedle Investments has been appointed by the Metropolitan Police Friendly Society (Metfriendly) to manage a £50m ($69m) multi-asset mandate.

  • Partner Re's equity-like investments leap in 2017 ahead of possible equity market fall

    14 March 2018

    Partner Re saw its investment results jump from $414m in 2016 to $720m last year, thanks to rising share markets and price increases as spreads in fixed income tightened.

  • Axa IMRA makes first UK infrastructure equity investment

    14 March 2018

    Axa Investment Managers - Real Assets (Axa IMRA) has agreed to acquire 15% of Agility Trains West from John Laing, operator and developer of infrastructure projects, for approximately £230m ($321m).

  • Hannover Re attributes record investment result to sale of listed equities

    13 March 2018

    Overall return of 3.8% helped by private equity portfolio

  • PIC invests £60m in City of London's philanthropy

    13 March 2018

    UK bulk annuity provider, Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC), has agreed a £60m ($83.4m), 50-year debt investment in the Mercers' Company, a livery company in the City of London.

  • L&G completes Cala Homes purchase for £315m

    13 March 2018

    Legal & General Capital (LGC), the principal investment arm of UK insurer Legal & General, has completed its takeover of Scottish-based housebuilder Cala Homes in a deal worth £605m ($839m) in total.

  • Nippon Life agrees 5% stake and partnership with Deutsche's asset management unit

    12 March 2018

    Japanese insurer Nippon Life is to take a 5% stake in Deutsche Bank's asset management business, DWS, that is due to be floated on 23 March.

  • Green Bonds: a primer

    12 March 2018

    Insurers are looking more closely than ever at the current trend of green bond investment. But is this just a fashion? And what should investors be aware of when putting money into this still nascent sector? David Turner reports