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AXA Will Establish $156B Asset-Management Unit for Alternative Assets
AXA SA plans to create a 137 billion-euro ($156 billion) asset-management unit to cater to the growing demand for real estate and other alternative assets. The French insurer will divide its ...
Proposed U.S. Regulation Would Discourage Large Banks From Investing in Competitors’ Debt
U.S. bank regulators proposed a rule on Tuesday that would discourage large banks from heavily investing in debt issued by other large banks by requiring them to hold additional capital against such ...
Name Change Coming for Sciemus With HSCM Bermuda Partnership
Sciemus, a Specialty Lloyd's MGA, is forming an investing partnership with HSCM Bermuda, a firm that invests in reinsurance and insurance-linked assets across all lines of business. The deal also ...
Allstate’s New Investor Group Seeks to Boost Returns for Alternative Investment Portfolio
Allstate is gearing up for 2017 with six new executives it hired to help boost returns and widen the reach of its alternative investment portfolio. They will pursue what the insurer refers to as ...
PwC: Alternative Investment Growth Set to Soar Over Next Five Years
The alternative investment industry, which includes hedge funds, private equity and real assets, is expected to grow fivefold to at least $13.6 trillion in the next half decade, professional services ...
XL Group Grabs Minority Stake in Ada Investments
An affiliate of XL Group plc, the global insurance and reinsurance company, recently bought up a minority stake in Ada Investments. Neither side is disclosing specifics. Ada Investments is based in ...
More Time Needed for Defining and Deploying Alternatives
To many investors, alternatives are a relatively new phenomenon directly associated with finding solutions to the impact of the financial crisis five years ago. But not for all, says Calvin (Chip) ...
Are Riskier Moves Ahead As P/C Insurers Strategize Investment Mixes?
Property/casualty insurers in the U.S. have enjoyed favorable investment returns in recent years, fueled by investment gains from declining interest rates and equity market advances. However, future ...