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Japanese insurers hunt en masse for foreign bonds
26 April 2017Local bond investments will be more selective, underwriters say
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Nuernberger's lower investment result a sign of the times for German life sector
26 April 2017Finding yields above 1.2% for acceptable risk is a "considerable challenge", insurer says
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Axa IM divests from coal reliant companies
25 April 2017Manager will shed €165m in fixed income and €12m in equities to avoid holding 'stranded assets'
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Chinese regulator demands improvement in investment risk management
24 April 2017Requires firms to establish better systems to control liquidity risk and fund management
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L&G adds £52m industrial estate to its UK property portfolio
24 April 2017Asset located in Greater London offers net initial yield of 6.15%
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Stress tests must include yield curve change and cross-sector correlations, say ESAs
21 April 2017Insurers exposure to banking sector and asset valuation risks stemming from yield curve change highlighted in report
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QBE issues green bonds to buy green bonds
21 April 2017Becomes first global insurer to launch green bond
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Mitsui Life plots dollar-to-euro shift as hedging costs mount
21 April 2017Japanese insurers caught between a rock and a hard place with near-zero and negative domestic bonds
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Volkswohl Bund stems fall in yields with renewables and foreign investments
21 April 2017German life firm accelerates level of stockpiling reserves for in-force policies
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Indonesia set to curb foreign insurers' investments in local industry
21 April 2017Allianz, Aviva and Fairfax among investors that must keep shareholdings below 80%
- Hanwha Life gets US financial sector foothold with acquisition
- Private credit markets hit $3trn, report finds
- European insurers' ratings safe from EIOPA fossil surcharges, Fitch says
- Manulife names new wealth and AM head, from Citi
- Has ESG become the ugly duckling of sustainability?
- L&G's Bruntwood SciTech to invest £200m in London innovation centre
- Comment: 'Why not give us more money?' How stock analysts piled pressure on Sompo at 1H results
- Chart of the Week: Ukraine's insurers react, as Russia's miserable invasion hits 1,000 days
- Complacency is key risk to watch for, Swiss Re's Haegeli warns
- Insurers eyeing private markets, Schroders survey finds