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Folksam units back Swedish VC fund focused on climate themes
17 May 2024Investment came from various units of the Swedish insurance group
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Chart of the Week - Japanese life CIOs, super-long bonds and shareholdings
17 May 2024Moody's and Life Insurance Association of Japan analyse trends in one key, and one more peripheral, asset class
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Moody's expects re-invigorated buying of private credit by lifers as rate-cuts loom
16 May 2024Ratings agency presented thorough analysis of drivers of demand by lifers for illiquids/private assets globally
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German general account ends 2023 agonisingly close to €2trn, BaFin finds
16 May 2024BaFin reveals "significant write-downs" on insurers' private and commercial property credit investments
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'Silent run-off' occurring in German life market, says Moody's
16 May 2024Backbook life deals denied and abandoned, have stolen the limelight recently
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A 41% jump in unit-linked lapses drives net outflows from French lifers
16 May 2024Surrender payments were double the claims payments made by French life firms last year
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European insurers' property exposure hit two-year low
15 May 2024But CIO involvement in green bonds markets marks multi-year high
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Comment - Is BaFin's argument against capital cuts for green activities, sustainable?
15 May 2024Mark Branson told the media this week: "No compromises when it comes to calibrating our regulations"
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BaFin president warns against lower capital requirements for sustainability
15 May 2024Mark Branson also acknowledges BaFin's recent slap-on-the-wrist from EIOPA
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External inflows to PIMCO and AllianzGI already beat Allianz's full-year goals
15 May 2024PIMCO and AllianzGI now run €1.8trn of other people's money