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Partner Re's equity-like investments leap in 2017 ahead of possible equity market fall
14 March 2018Partner 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.
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Hannover Re attributes record investment result to sale of listed equities
13 March 2018Overall return of 3.8% helped by private equity portfolio
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French insurers welcome EC sustainable investment proposals
12 March 2018"FFA joins growing support for EC paper"
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Aviva tells affiliate manager to find more illiquid investments
08 March 2018Aviva has put finding more external business and more illiquid assets on this year's agenda for its affiliate manager, Aviva Investors.
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LGIM falls just shy of £1tn asset mark
07 March 2018Sees record third-party subscriptions for 2017
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Helvetia favours fixed income, but sees outperformance in equity in 2017
06 March 2018Swiss insurer Helvetia invested mainly in European bonds, US credit and treasuries for its new investments last year as its portfolio returned CHF1.3bn, or 2.8% for 2017.
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Axa and XL set to create $750bn combined investment pot
05 March 2018But fate of which affiliate gets what, remains unclear
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German insurers call for better data and definitions to encourage ESG investing
02 March 2018German insurers are holding back from environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing because of a lack of uniform definitions and comparable data, their trade body says.
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Uniqa promises to fix deteriorating investment result
28 February 2018Low rates largely reflected in previous years' declines, Austrian company claims
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Swiss Life still hungry for yield of property investments
27 February 2018The benefits of property investments more than compensated for the high costs of servicing them in 2017, says Swiss Life, which raised exposure in its general account from 16.4% to 18%.