Insurers look to social housing to diversify asset mix

With banks pulling out of social housing and governments slashing grants, could pension funds and life insurers fill the emerging void? Blake Evans-Pritchard reports

Social housing

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Housing associations, non-profit organisations that provide affordable accommodation for lower-income earners, have traditionally gone to the banks for their funding needs. But new banking legislation, introduced in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, is changing this. In particular, the Basel III regulatory framework, which will have to be implemented this year, requires banks to hold additional capital to match their liabilities.

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