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Allianz & Zurich launch blended finance investment company

Allianz and Zurich have partnered with Germany's KfW and FinDev Canada to jointly launch an investment vehicle to grow private finance for sustainable development in emerging markets.

Zurich looks to invest another £25m in UK nature projects

Zurich Insurance Group is exploring how to invest a further £25 million ($33 million) in nature opportunities in the UK, after committing the same amount to a government-backed fund.

Big Nature Impact Fund raises £65m after narrowing focus

Finance Earth's fund has finally reached a first close, with a refreshed remit and institutional investor backing. Genevieve Redgrave reports

The $10bn GSS bond investor

As its labelled bond portfolio approaches $10 billion in size, Zurich Insurance Group's Danielle Brassel says measuring the portfolio's impact remains a challenge. Peter Cripps reports

Game-changing blended finance initiative delayed 'but making good progress'

A pioneering initiative to scale up blended finance has been delayed by bureaucratic obstacles - but expects to make its first investment within a year.

People Moves, 20 February: Ostrum, AP4, CalPERS, Zurich ... and more

Zurich and Amundi launch retail global green bond fund

Zurich Insurance Group and Amundi have launched a global green bond fund for Zurich's life insurance customers.

Fossil fuel underwriting curbs are effective but implementation is patchy, study shows

"We need net-zero commitments to cover your underwriting portfolios, and this should include coal and all fossil fuels," UN Secretary-General António Guterres told insurers in 2021.

Strengthen blended finance for resilience, urges Zurich

Allianz, Zurich and CDPQ sign up to ambitious blended finance investment project

From Peter Cripps in Hamburg