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Private debt blues
19 July 2017Private debt seems the perfect fit for insurance investors with its long-term horizon, better-than-average returns and graspable risk for those used to dealing with fixed income. Yet the regulatory stance on the asset has not been overly clear so far. Sarfraz Thind reports
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Largest North American insurers grow asset books
19 July 2017MetLife, Prudential, Berkshire Hathaway and Manulife report material growth of total assets
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German insurer puts €600m into European real estate fund
18 July 2017Sole investor in Luxembourg-domiciled fund, which promises greater flexibility under Solvency II
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M&G acquires £105m Manchester office
18 July 2017Prudential's direct lending business secures 101 Embankment at a net initial yield in excess of 5.3%
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Risk margin hampers insurers investing for social good, says ABI
17 July 2017Association argues Solvency II measure deters life underwriters from long-term investments
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Pimco seals definitive deal with Unicredit for Italy's largest bad loan transaction
17 July 2017Affiliate of Allianz will run special purpose vehicle, along with hedge fund Fortress
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Invesco launches European hotel fund amid insurer interest
17 July 2017Initial €200m seed portfolio targeting a gross income return of 6%-7%
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UK insurers can combat expiry of transitionals, say practitioners
14 July 2017Experts say risk margin and transitional measures expiry need not trigger risk asset sell-off, as predicted by the Bank of England
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'Bring it on': California commissioner bullish on fossil fuel divestment
14 July 2017Commissioner Dave Jones was threatened with legal action from 12 Republican attorney generals who oppose his fossil fuel investments disclosure initiative. The threats appear to have spurred Jones on, however. Callum Tanner reports
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China's life sector sits on risky ALM mismatches
14 July 2017Insurers face heightened liquidity risk, according to Fitch, stemming from sales of short-term savings products