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Talanx equity sales help feed life reserve fund
19 March 2018Talanx posted an 11.3% rise in income from investments in 2017 and crystallised gains—largely on its shareholdings—to help feed the mandatory reserve fund for its life business.
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Groupama halves equity holdings in six years
16 March 2018French insurer Groupama has continued to divest from equities as part of the company's de-risking strategy for the past few years, it said in its results announcement today.
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Swiss Life Asset Managers continues European real estate growth
16 March 2018Swiss Life Asset Managers has recorded European real estate transactions volumes of €3.9bn ($4.8bn) at the end of 2017 as it continues overall growth in the sector.
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Phoenix ready to step into bulk purchase annuity market
15 March 2018Phoenix Group, a UK consolidator of closed life insurance business, is in exclusive talks for its first bulk purchase annuity transaction.
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Just Group's ERM investments fall 9% as market soars
15 March 2018Just Group invested less in equity release mortgages (ERMs) in 2017, despite strong growth in the UK market.
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Prudential spins off M&G Prudential
14 March 2018Prudential is to separate its UK and European and global businesses, resulting in two separately-listed companies "with different investment characteristics and opportunities."
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Columbia Threadneedle secures £50m Met Police multi-asset mandate
14 March 2018Columbia Threadneedle Investments has been appointed by the Metropolitan Police Friendly Society (Metfriendly) to manage a £50m ($69m) multi-asset mandate.
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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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Axa IMRA makes first UK infrastructure equity investment
14 March 2018Axa Investment Managers - Real Assets (Axa IMRA) has agreed to acquire 15% of Agility Trains West from John Laing, operator and developer of infrastructure projects, for approximately £230m ($321m).
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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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