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- November 26 2015
Taiwan trims yield requirement for property investments
The FSC has cut insurers' mandated yield from domestic commercial real estate to 2.555%.
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- November 19 2015
Korean insurers post 17.3% income rise
The country's financial watchdog said the results were driven by robust investment gains.
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- November 19 2015
Fidelidade to invest in China’s capital markets
The Fosun-owned insurer will be the first Portuguese firm to invest in the Chinese stock market.
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- November 19 2015
China to allow insurance firms to broaden investments
The revised regulation could allow investments in office buildings, hotels, business facilities and warehouses.
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- November 17 2015
Cerulli names Taiwan as Asia’s most attractive ILP market
The Boston-based research house says that Taiwanese insurers continue to favour investment-linked products.
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- November 13 2015
Asian insurers face QE conundrum
More than half of Asian insurers now say they are planning to increase their risk exposure, even as interest rates seem set to rise.
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- November 13 2015
Global consultant-advised insurance assets near US$550bn
The hunt for yield is encouraging insurers to seek specialist advice as they tap new markets and assets.
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- November 13 2015
SBI Life likely to become India’s first insurance IPO
It could beat HDFC Life to become the first Indian insurer to list directly on a local stock exchange
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- November 11 2015
Sompo Japan looks offshore for higher yields
Japan's second-largest property insurer is planning to increase its holdings of foreign bonds.
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- November 10 2015
Returns on China’s variable life insurance products plunge
Sinolink Securities says the products have lost 11.43% on average during Q3 of this year.
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- November 9 2015
Ping An Insurance takes 14.4% stake in HK-listed China developer
The Chinese insurer is paying US$44m for the stake in Landsea Green Properties, the developer announced.
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- November 6 2015
Aviva Investors launches two Singapore multi-strategy funds
Both funds invest in a globally diversified multi-strategy portfolio with low targeted volatility.
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- November 6 2015
China Life invests US$1bn in US warehouses
The investment is the Chinese insurer's largest cross-border real-estate purchase to date.
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- November 3 2015
Chinese insurers told to increase overseas investments
Domestic bond yields continue to decline, according to Ping An of China Asset Management.
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- November 2 2015
China to extend, improve old-age insurance coverage
The government said in March that nearly 200 million Chinese have yet to be included scheme.
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- October 28 2015
Chinese insurers spending billions on global property
Firms plan to spend a total of US$240bn in the international property market in the coming years.
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- October 26 2015
Samsung Bank China Life begins operation
New shareholder Bank of China allows Korean insurer to operate life businesses in China.
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- October 26 2015
Japan’s life insurers buy domestic stocks
Japan's life insurers boost domestic stock purchases in search of higher returns.
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- October 22 2015
Sumitomo Life mulls US$2.5bn foreign bond purchase
Japan’s fourth-largest insurer is diversifying its investments amid continued central bank easing.
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- October 22 2015
Chinese insurers see improved investment returns
China's insurance investment return rate will hit about 2% higher this year than last year.