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Baloise softens blow of low rates with US dollar real assets
30 August 2017Move away from Swiss bonds provides net return of 1.4% on insurance investments
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China Life partners with Baidu in $1bn tech fund
24 August 2017Fund to focus on companies with strong association with China after regulatory clampdown
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Low rates push Uniqa's investment income lower
23 August 2017Net income down 7.5% year on year to €233m, but fall slowing compared to 2016
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German non-life average investment yield to decline further, says Fitch
23 August 2017Trend of premium increases to offset poor yields set to continue into 2018
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Prudential combines M&G with UK and Europe business
10 August 2017New business to manage £332bn in assets, with greater scale enabling group to move to a capital-light model under Solvency II
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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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Eiopa proposes alignment of RGLA and sovereign capital charges
05 July 2017Authority agrees with firms' arguments and plans to deliver advice to Commission in October
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Equity risk going up, liquidity risk down at Europe's insurers, says Eiopa
21 June 2017Latest report finds low rates still top concern but less so than last year
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Aviva offloads over £1bn bonds and shares in tobacco firms
21 June 2017Joins Scor and Axa's drive to limit investment, citing threat to public health
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Volatility expected on gilt-swap spreads as election result sees push and pull factors
09 June 2017Gilts a short-term safe haven for UK investors but less so for foreign investors with aversion to UK political risk, says Nomura
