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French insurers partner up for major unlisted SME funding initiative
07 March 2019From Axa France to BNP Paribas Cardif and CNP Assurances, France’s largest have helped unlock €22.2bn of fund-based investments for French small caps. Their early-stage returns may be unclear. But their ambitions for the next phase of their investment is only the greater, the heavy hitters tell Vincent Huck
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UK regulator consults industry on liquidity risk
05 March 2019PRA warns insurers must understand impact of recent changes in sector on liquidity risk
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South African PIC’s governance under scrutiny
05 March 2019As CEO and CIO roles were merged into one
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Asian insurance AuM gold rush
05 March 2019Regulatory changes in Asia combined with challenging local market conditions are teasing Asian insurers’ interest in diversifying their investments abroad, this could be a gold rush for Western asset managers. Vincent Huck reports
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IFRS 17 conference: standard could lead to asset-derisking beyond Europe
28 February 2019IASB board member tells the audience
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Aberdeen Standard Investments wins €500m Dutch pension fund mandate
27 February 2019The five-year mandate will invest in private equity with an ESG and responsible investment focus
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Mandatory climate change disclosures - only a question of time
26 February 2019Geoff Summerhayes, board member of the Australian regulator and chair of the UNEP SIF, warns insurers of increased scrutiny from regulators
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Policy risk top of mind for UK insurers
26 February 2019Rothesay Life CFO warns at ABI annual conference
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US and UK strike post Brexit derivatives deal
25 February 2019Three-part agreement aims to reassure market regardless of soft or hard Brexit
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Transitioning from Libor: complex questions and no answers
21 February 2019The discontinuation of Libor will affect trillions of contracts across the global financial industry, Insurance Asset Risk reveals the scope of the impact on insurers and the unanswerable question they face in a transition period filled with uncertainty. Vincent Huck reports