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Generali Weighs Deal With U.S. Asset Manager Guggenheim Partners

Assicurazioni Generali SpA is exploring a deal with US investment firm Guggenheim Partners to bolster its asset management business, according to people familiar with the matter. Italy’s biggest insurer has held informal talks on options ranging from a full acquisition …

Blackstone Aims to Grow Insurance Asset Management to $100 Billion

Blackstone Group wants to quadruple to $100 billion the assets it manages at its new unit for insurers as it seeks to boost returns for firms struggling under low interest rates, the unit’s newly appointed chief said on Monday. Blackstone …

State Bank of India Mulls Share Sales in Insurance, Asset-Management Units

State Bank of India, the country’s largest lender, is considering share sales in its insurance and asset-management units to meet tighter capital requirements. “We are in talks with our joint-venture partners regarding the listing of the insurance units,” Chairman Arundhati …