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08.11.2023

Swiss Life Asset Managers awards prizes to best finance theses

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26.10.2023

Swiss Life Asset Managers expands index-based investment business

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05.10.2023

GRESB sustainability benchmark analysis 2023: continued positive results for Swiss Life Asset Managers

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06.09.2023

Swiss Life increases both profit from operations and net profit on a comparable basis in the first half of 2023

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18.07.2023

New ESG research publication from Swiss Life Asset Managers shows impact of natural hazards on rents

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05.07.2023

Swiss Life Asset Managers France is continuing to develop in the outdoor hospitality market and taking a 33.34% stake in the Inspire Group.

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06.06.2023

London, Amsterdam and Zurich lead Swiss Life Asset Managers’ European Thematic City Index for 2023

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22.05.2023

Swiss Life Asset Managers in France joins the "Finance for Biodiversity" Foundation and strengthens its responsible commitment

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22.05.2023

Swiss Life Asset Managers acquires majority stake in Powy to support the growth of Electrical Vehicle charging across Europe

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15.05.2023

Swiss Life Asset Managers signals UK expansion plans with Mayfair Capital rebrand

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25.04.2023

The research team at Swiss Life Asset Managers wins the "Forecast Accuracy Award 2022" for the best GDP and inflation

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19.04.2023

Aurélie Fouilleron joins the Executive Board of Swiss Life Asset Managers France

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12.04.2023

Staff-related changes on the Executive Committee of Swiss Life Asset Managers

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16.03.2023

“Swiss Life Brannhof” fully let

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14.03.2023

Christian Topp joins Swiss Life Asset Managers as Head Infrastructure Equity Solutions

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03.03.2023

Swiss Life Asset Managers awarded Real Asset Manager of the Year

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01.03.2023

Swiss Life increases net profit in 2022 by 16% to CHF 1.46 billion – the fee result rises by 13% to CHF 756 million

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10.11.2022

Swiss Life Asset Managers awards prizes to best finance theses

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19.10.2022

GRESB sustainability benchmark analysis 2022: continuation of positive results for Swiss Life Asset Managers investment products

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16.09.2022

Swiss Life Asset Managers acquires a 20% share of an offshore wind park in the North Sea

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09.09.2022

Swiss Life Asset Managers and Norges Bank Investment Management to invest in Berlin and Paris through an investment vehicle

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17.08.2022

Swiss Life increases its fee result by 17% in the first half of 2022 and reports higher profit from operations and net profit

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29.07.2022

Swiss Life Asset Managers invests in the construction of the New Terminal One at JFK International Airport

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04.07.2022

Change of leadership in Real Estate Switzerland at Swiss Life Asset Managers: Renato Piffaretti hands over to Paolo Di Stefano

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28.06.2022

Swiss Life Asset Managers announce the completion of the acquisition of a large-scale electrical battery in Germany

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21.06.2022

Swiss Life Asset Managers and Vauban Infrastructure Partners are expanding their investments in the sustainable and environment-friendly rail transport market with the acquisition of Wascosa

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17.06.2022

Swiss Life Asset Managers led consortium to acquire a significant minority stake in DataBank

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08.06.2022

London, Zurich and Stockholm lead Swiss Life Asset Managers’ European Thematic City Index for 2022

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17.05.2022

AXA IM Alts and Swiss Life Asset Managers to acquire Spanish fibre business lyntia Networks

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16.05.2022

Swiss Life Asset Managers completes acquisition of a minority stake in Almaviva Santé from Sagesse Retraite Santé

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16.05.2022

Aurélie Fouilleron appointed Head Sales and Marketing at Swiss Life Asset Managers in France

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21.04.2022

Swiss Life Asset Managers completes its acquisition of a significant stake in Helrom

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01.03.2022

Swiss Life increases net profit in 2021 by 20% to CHF 1257 million – the fee result rises to CHF 699 million

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16.12.2021

Swiss Life Asset Managers to merge its infrastructure asset management companies

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06.12.2021

Swiss Life Asset Managers signs a sale and leaseback agreement with Axel Hotels

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02.12.2021

Hugo Forneris joining Swiss Life Asset Managers France as Chief Operating Officer

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01.12.2021

Swiss Life Asset Managers completes the acquisition of the real estate business of Ness, Risan & Partners (NRP)

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29.11.2021

Swiss Life Asset Managers France now has EUR 11 billion of SRI-labelled assets under management

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04.11.2021

Swiss Life Asset Managers honours the best financial theses

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19.10.2021

Swiss Life Asset Managers launches its European Thematic Cities Index

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15.10.2021

GRESB sustainability benchmark analysis 2021: positive results for Swiss Life Asset Managers investment products

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24.08.2021

Swiss Life Asset Managers expands its portfolio with acquisition of top logistics assets across Europe

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17.08.2021

Swiss Life increases its fee result by 14% and profit from operations by 13% in the first half of 2021

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08.08.2021

Swiss Life Asset Managers and Vauban Infrastructure Partners are launching a public offer to acquire Aves One AG, one of the leading owners of railcars in Europe

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28.07.2021

Swiss Life Asset Managers and Gelsenwasser acquire Infrareal, the owner and operator of two growing life science industrial parks in Germany

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21.07.2021

Merger of CORPUS SIREO Real Estate GmbH and Swiss Life Investment Management Deutschland Holding GmbH announced

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20.07.2021

Swiss Life Asset Managers acquires the real estate business of Ness, Risan & Partners, a leading provider of real estate projects and funds in the Nordics

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01.07.2021

Swiss Life Asset Managers sets the course for further growth and focuses its organisation more strongly on its investment competencies

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23.06.2021

"Swiss Life Brannhof": pioneering spirit and restored splendour on Zurich's Bahnhofstrasse

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04.05.2021

Economic Research at Swiss Life Asset Managers wins the "Forecast Accuracy Award" for the best GDP and inflation forecasts for Switzerland in 2020

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17.03.2021

Swiss Life Asset Managers classifies its investment funds in accordance with the EU's new Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation and continues to develop its ESG competencies

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02.03.2021

Swiss Life increases fee result by 11% – net profit declines by 13% to CHF 1051 million

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24.12.2020

Swiss Life Asset Managers France, ENGIE and Nexity complete the sale of the future ENGIE eco-campus

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08.12.2020

Marie Seiler appointed Head Real Estate Portfolio Management for third-party asset management business of Swiss Life Asset Managers in Switzerland

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08.12.2020

Swiss Life Asset Managers France: Béatrice Guedj promoted to Director of Research and Innovation in France

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08.12.2020

Swiss Life Asset Managers France obtains the SRI label for Carac Château

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02.12.2020

Swiss Life Asset Managers and newly founded investor developer BEOS Logistics GmbH focus on urban logistics and large-scale distribution centres

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05.11.2020

Swiss Life Asset Managers honours the best theses on financial topics

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22.10.2020

Swiss Life Asset Managers appoints Eduardo Illitsch as Head International Sales

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08.09.2020

Swiss Life Asset Managers unveils roadmap for infrastructure debt project financing

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13.08.2020

Swiss Life increases fee income by 10% in the first half of 2020 – profit from operations declines by 6%

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10.07.2020

Swiss Life acquires Glatt shopping centre

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12.06.2020

Important - Financial Fraud ongoing

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13.05.2020

Economic Research at Swiss Life Asset Managers wins the "Forecast Accuracy Award" for the best GDP and inflation forecasts for Switzerland and the Eurozone for 2019

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28.02.2020

Swiss Life increases its fee result in 2019 by 15% and reports a net profit of CHF 1.2 billion

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18.02.2020

Important - Financial Fraud ongoing

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06.11.2019

Swiss Life Asset Managers awards prizes to best finance theses

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24.10.2019

Swiss Life Asset Managers acquires Fontavis AG, a leading investment manager for clean energy and infrastructure funds

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08.10.2019

Expo Real 2019: Swiss Life Asset Managers continues to grow its European real estate business

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13.08.2019

Swiss Life increases fee income in the first half of 2019 – profit from operations up by 6%

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12.07.2019

Swiss Life Asset Managers sets course for growth of its German real estate and securities business

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03.07.2019

Nelufer Ansari appointed Head ESG at Swiss Life Asset Managers

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28.05.2019

Swiss Life Asset Managers announces completion of its acquisition of a portfolio of core office assets in Paris CBD

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09.05.2019

Swiss Life reports higher fee income and premiums in the first quarter of 2019

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02.04.2019

Swiss Life Asset Management (France) and Swiss Life REIM (France) merge to form Swiss Life Asset Managers France

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28.03.2019

Swiss Life Asset Managers wins IAZI Award for “Best Swiss German Properties”

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13.03.2019

Swiss Life Asset Managers reports further growth in its real estate business in 2018

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26.02.2019

In 2018, Swiss Life increases net profit by 7% to CHF 1080 million and fee income by 6% to CHF 1615 million

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19.02.2019

Swiss Life Asset Managers: Michael Hennig named new Head of Securities for Third-Party Asset Management Business in Germany

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12.02.2019

Swiss Life Asset Managers set to acquire premium office portfolio in Paris CBD

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17.01.2019

Tina Störmer becomes CEO and Country Head of Swiss Life Asset Managers in Germany, change of leadership at CORPUS SIREO Real Estate

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15.01.2019

AMPERE Gestion (CDC Habitat) and Swiss Life Asset Managers, Real Estate France, announce the raising of €650 million in funding for the closing of Foncière Vesta

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29.11.2018

New targets for 2021 – increase of fee and risk results as well as a higher dividend payout ratio

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08.11.2018

Swiss Life Asset Managers honours the best theses on financial topics

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07.11.2018

Swiss Life continues its positive development in the third quarter of 2018: growth in fee income and premiums

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16.10.2018

Swiss Life Asset Managers acquires two properties in Finland and France

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12.10.2018

AMPERE Gestion (CDC Habitat) and Swiss Life Asset Managers, Real Estate France acquire on behalf of five institutional investors, 80% of a 4,000-unit housing portfolio from ICF Novedis, a subsidiary of SNCF Group

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09.10.2018

Expo Real: Swiss Life Asset Managers continues to grow its European real estate business

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07.09.2018

Marius Würgler to become Head of Sales & Marketing at Swiss Life Asset Managers

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31.08.2018

Swiss Life completes acquisition of BEOS

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23.08.2018

Carmelo Gemelli to become Chief Technology Officer of Swiss Life Asset Managers

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14.08.2018

Swiss Life increases fee income in the first half of 2018 – net profit up by 7% to CHF 561 million

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17.07.2018

Swiss Life Asset Managers becomes signatory to the PRI and GRESB member

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25.06.2018

Swiss Life acquires BEOS, Germany's leading corporate real estate investment manager

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16.05.2018

José Antonio Blanco becomes Head of Investment Management for Third-Party Asset Management at Swiss Life Asset Managers

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08.05.2018

Swiss Life increases fee income by 9% in the first quarter of 2018 – premium growth as well

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04.05.2018

Swiss Life Asset Managers wins 2017 Forecast Accuracy Award for best GDP and inflation forecast in Switzerland

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26.03.2018

Swiss Life Asset Managers receives IAZI real estate investment award

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14.03.2018

Swiss Life Asset Managers continues to grow its European real estate business

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27.02.2018

Swiss Life increases net profit by 9 percent

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18.12.2017

Swiss Life Asset Managers invests in new construction project on the steel foundry site in Schaffhausen

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10.11.2017

Swiss Life Asset Managers honours theses on financial topics

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04.10.2017

New real estate research publication by Swiss Life Asset Managers: “European Real Estate House View”

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16.08.2017

Swiss Life increases net profit by 5% to CHF 524 million in the first half of 2017

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19.05.2017

Swiss Life Asset Managers wins Le Revenu’s Trophée d’Or

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18.04.2017

Our current brand campaign: “The right questions”

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03.03.2017

Swiss Life achieves further operational improvements and increases net profit by 5% to CHF 926 million

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30.01.2017

Swiss Life Asset Managers to merge its Swiss asset and fund management companies and close its Lugano office

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25.01.2017

Swiss Life Asset Managers launches open-ended mutual property fund “Swiss Life Living and Working”

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24.01.2017

Will Donald Trump undo the recovery in emerging markets?

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16.12.2016

Michael Klose to become CEO of Third-Party Asset Management of Swiss Life Asset Managers as of 1 January 2017

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02.12.2016

Swiss Life Asset Managers appoints Renato Piffaretti as Head of Real Estate Switzerland

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30.11.2016

Swiss Life Asset Managers sets up new German Investment Management company

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23.11.2016

Swiss Life Asset Managers honours financial theses

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10.11.2016

Swiss Life Asset Managers completes acquisition of Mayfair Capital Investment Management Ltd.

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09.11.2016

Comment on US elections

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10.10.2016

Swiss Life Asset Managers acquires Mayfair Capital Investment Management Ltd.

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19.09.2016

Swiss Life Asset Managers further increased its assets under management for its third-party asset management unit driven by strong net new assets of CHF 4.9 billion in the first six months of 2016

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28.06.2016

Now available: “Exposé” provides you with information regarding the Swiss real estate market

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20.06.2016

Swiss Life Asset Managers acquires commercial building at Berger Straße 147 in Frankfurt-Bornheim

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02.06.2016

Swiss Life Asset Managers appoints Robin van Berkel Head of Collective Investments

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01.06.2016

Swiss Life Asset Managers wins Forecast Accuracy Award

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19.04.2016

Closing of Antin Solar Investments

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24.03.2016

Real Estate Investment Award for Swiss Life

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15.03.2016

Real Estate Insights – the new real estate publication from Swiss Life Asset Managers

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23.02.2016

Swiss Life Asset Managers and Corpus Sireo bring German core real estate fund to market

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14.01.2016

Swiss Life Asset Managers acquires former head office of Ruhrkohle AG (RAG) in Dortmund

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22.12.2015

Bavaria Towers in Munich: Swiss Life Asset Managers acquires 54-metre-high "White Tower" hotel complex

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16.12.2015

Swiss Life Asset Managers appoints Thierry Van Rossum CEO Third-Party Asset Management

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16.12.2015

Swiss Life Asset Managers & CORPUS SIREO acquire “Stella” commercial portfolio of Deka Investments

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12.11.2015

Swiss Life Asset Managers awards prizes to best finance theses

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10.07.2015

Swiss Life Asset Managers expands its real estate product portfolio

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30.06.2015

The Greek tragedy culminates

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20.03.2015

"Emerging corporate debt is becoming an inescapable asset class"

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04.03.2015

Swiss Life Asset Managers designated one of the best asset management companies in Europe

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17.02.2015

Lipper Fund Awards 2015: Swiss Life Asset Managers wins Group Award in Austria

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19.01.2015

SNB abandons the Euro peg: Scenarios on the future development of the Swiss economy

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28.11.2014

Swiss Life Asset Managers named foreign asset management company of the year at the second Trophées de l'Asset Management awards.

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26.11.2014

Swiss Life Asset Managers honours the best financial theses

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22.10.2014

Swiss Life AM awarded by AM League Award for best Risk/Performance combination in the Europe Equities category

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17.10.2014

Swiss Life Asset Managers nominated among the most dynamics foreign AM companies in France

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30.09.2014

Swiss Life Asset Managers joins EDHEC Business Club; named official sponsor of the EDHEC MSc in Risk and Finance programme

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02.07.2014

Swiss Life AM receives AIFM approval from the Autorité des Marchés Financiers

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27.06.2014

Swiss Life Asset Managers signs a distribution agreement with Generali Vie in France and strengthens its position with the IFA sector

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19.06.2014

Swiss Life AM advances in the 2014 IPE management company ratings

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11.06.2014

Swiss Life Asset Managers expands its asset management activities to Germany

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22.05.2014

Viveris REIM changes its company name to Swiss Life REIM (France)

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20.03.2014

Swiss Life Asset Managers designated one of the best asset management companies in Europe

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13.03.2014

One year after launching its brand, Swiss Life Asset Managers has CHF 27.6 billion of assets under management for external customers at the end of 2013

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17.02.2014

French UCITS - best fund inflows of 2013: 5th place for Swiss Life AM

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Swiss Life Asset Managers awards prizes to best finance theses

Swiss Life Asset Managers expands index-based investment business

GRESB sustainability benchmark analysis 2023: continued positive results for Swiss Life Asset Managers

Swiss Life increases both profit from operations and net profit on a comparable basis in the first half of 2023

New ESG research publication from Swiss Life Asset Managers shows impact of natural hazards on rents

Swiss Life Asset Managers France is continuing to develop in the outdoor hospitality market and taking a 33.34% stake in the Inspire Group.

London, Amsterdam and Zurich lead Swiss Life Asset Managers’ European Thematic City Index for 2023

Swiss Life Asset Managers in France joins the "Finance for Biodiversity" Foundation and strengthens its responsible commitment

Swiss Life Asset Managers acquires majority stake in Powy to support the growth of Electrical Vehicle charging across Europe

Swiss Life Asset Managers signals UK expansion plans with Mayfair Capital rebrand

The research team at Swiss Life Asset Managers wins the "Forecast Accuracy Award 2022" for the best GDP and inflation

Aurélie Fouilleron joins the Executive Board of Swiss Life Asset Managers France

Staff-related changes on the Executive Committee of Swiss Life Asset Managers

“Swiss Life Brannhof” fully let

Christian Topp joins Swiss Life Asset Managers as Head Infrastructure Equity Solutions

Swiss Life Asset Managers awarded Real Asset Manager of the Year

Swiss Life increases net profit in 2022 by 16% to CHF 1.46 billion – the fee result rises by 13% to CHF 756 million

Swiss Life Asset Managers awards prizes to best finance theses

GRESB sustainability benchmark analysis 2022: continuation of positive results for Swiss Life Asset Managers investment products

Swiss Life Asset Managers acquires a 20% share of an offshore wind park in the North Sea

Swiss Life Asset Managers and Norges Bank Investment Management to invest in Berlin and Paris through an investment vehicle

Swiss Life increases its fee result by 17% in the first half of 2022 and reports higher profit from operations and net profit

Swiss Life Asset Managers invests in the construction of the New Terminal One at JFK International Airport

Change of leadership in Real Estate Switzerland at Swiss Life Asset Managers: Renato Piffaretti hands over to Paolo Di Stefano

Swiss Life Asset Managers announce the completion of the acquisition of a large-scale electrical battery in Germany

Swiss Life Asset Managers and Vauban Infrastructure Partners are expanding their investments in the sustainable and environment-friendly rail transport market with the acquisition of Wascosa

Swiss Life Asset Managers led consortium to acquire a significant minority stake in DataBank

London, Zurich and Stockholm lead Swiss Life Asset Managers’ European Thematic City Index for 2022

AXA IM Alts and Swiss Life Asset Managers to acquire Spanish fibre business lyntia Networks

Swiss Life Asset Managers completes acquisition of a minority stake in Almaviva Santé from Sagesse Retraite Santé

Aurélie Fouilleron appointed Head Sales and Marketing at Swiss Life Asset Managers in France

Swiss Life Asset Managers completes its acquisition of a significant stake in Helrom

Swiss Life increases net profit in 2021 by 20% to CHF 1257 million – the fee result rises to CHF 699 million

Swiss Life Asset Managers to merge its infrastructure asset management companies

Swiss Life Asset Managers signs a sale and leaseback agreement with Axel Hotels

Hugo Forneris joining Swiss Life Asset Managers France as Chief Operating Officer

Swiss Life Asset Managers completes the acquisition of the real estate business of Ness, Risan & Partners (NRP)

Swiss Life Asset Managers France now has EUR 11 billion of SRI-labelled assets under management

Swiss Life Asset Managers honours the best financial theses

Swiss Life Asset Managers launches its European Thematic Cities Index

GRESB sustainability benchmark analysis 2021: positive results for Swiss Life Asset Managers investment products

Swiss Life Asset Managers expands its portfolio with acquisition of top logistics assets across Europe

Swiss Life increases its fee result by 14% and profit from operations by 13% in the first half of 2021

Swiss Life Asset Managers and Vauban Infrastructure Partners are launching a public offer to acquire Aves One AG, one of the leading owners of railcars in Europe

Swiss Life Asset Managers and Gelsenwasser acquire Infrareal, the owner and operator of two growing life science industrial parks in Germany

Merger of CORPUS SIREO Real Estate GmbH and Swiss Life Investment Management Deutschland Holding GmbH announced

Swiss Life Asset Managers acquires the real estate business of Ness, Risan & Partners, a leading provider of real estate projects and funds in the Nordics

Swiss Life Asset Managers sets the course for further growth and focuses its organisation more strongly on its investment competencies

"Swiss Life Brannhof": pioneering spirit and restored splendour on Zurich's Bahnhofstrasse

Economic Research at Swiss Life Asset Managers wins the "Forecast Accuracy Award" for the best GDP and inflation forecasts for Switzerland in 2020

Swiss Life Asset Managers classifies its investment funds in accordance with the EU's new Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation and continues to develop its ESG competencies

Swiss Life increases fee result by 11% – net profit declines by 13% to CHF 1051 million

Swiss Life Asset Managers France, ENGIE and Nexity complete the sale of the future ENGIE eco-campus

Marie Seiler appointed Head Real Estate Portfolio Management for third-party asset management business of Swiss Life Asset Managers in Switzerland

Swiss Life Asset Managers France: Béatrice Guedj promoted to Director of Research and Innovation in France

Swiss Life Asset Managers France obtains the SRI label for Carac Château

Swiss Life Asset Managers and newly founded investor developer BEOS Logistics GmbH focus on urban logistics and large-scale distribution centres

Swiss Life Asset Managers honours the best theses on financial topics

Swiss Life Asset Managers appoints Eduardo Illitsch as Head International Sales

Swiss Life Asset Managers unveils roadmap for infrastructure debt project financing

Swiss Life increases fee income by 10% in the first half of 2020 – profit from operations declines by 6%

Swiss Life acquires Glatt shopping centre

Important - Financial Fraud ongoing

Economic Research at Swiss Life Asset Managers wins the "Forecast Accuracy Award" for the best GDP and inflation forecasts for Switzerland and the Eurozone for 2019

Swiss Life increases its fee result in 2019 by 15% and reports a net profit of CHF 1.2 billion

Important - Financial Fraud ongoing

Swiss Life Asset Managers awards prizes to best finance theses

Swiss Life Asset Managers acquires Fontavis AG, a leading investment manager for clean energy and infrastructure funds

Expo Real 2019: Swiss Life Asset Managers continues to grow its European real estate business

Swiss Life increases fee income in the first half of 2019 – profit from operations up by 6%

Swiss Life Asset Managers sets course for growth of its German real estate and securities business

Nelufer Ansari appointed Head ESG at Swiss Life Asset Managers

Swiss Life Asset Managers announces completion of its acquisition of a portfolio of core office assets in Paris CBD

Swiss Life reports higher fee income and premiums in the first quarter of 2019

Swiss Life Asset Management (France) and Swiss Life REIM (France) merge to form Swiss Life Asset Managers France

Swiss Life Asset Managers wins IAZI Award for “Best Swiss German Properties”

Swiss Life Asset Managers reports further growth in its real estate business in 2018

In 2018, Swiss Life increases net profit by 7% to CHF 1080 million and fee income by 6% to CHF 1615 million

Swiss Life Asset Managers: Michael Hennig named new Head of Securities for Third-Party Asset Management Business in Germany