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2007-05-08 08:39:33Asian Development Bank launches new carbon finance fundBEIJING (XFN-ASIA) - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said that it haslaunched a fund to provide capital for carbon credit purchases to support cleanenergy projects.2007-05-08 07:56:31Allianz China Life opens bancassurance academy in ShanghaiBEIJING (XFN-ASIA) - Allianz China Life, a joint venture between Allianz AGand CITIC Trust & Investment Co, said it has launched a bancassurance academy inShanghai with Shanghai University of Finance and Economics.2007-05-08 07:38:15Allianz Q1 revenues fall 1.1 pct to 29.3 bln eur from 29.6 blnFRANKFURT (Thomson Financial) - Allianz SE said its first quarter revenuesfell 1.1 pct to 29.323 bln eur from 29.641 bln as gross premiums in theproperty-casualty division remained flat and the weak US dollar weighed onrevenues.2007-05-08 07:37:52Swiss Re Q1 net beats consensus on across-the-board growthZURICH (Thomson Financial) - Swiss Re reported a consensus-beating firstquarter net profit of 1.3 bln sfr, a 54 pct increase over the year-earlierperiod, due to a continuing good performance across all business segments.2007-05-08 07:34:25Munich re's Ergo in talks with India' L&T on insurance venture - reportMUMBAI (Thomson Financial) - Munich Re's primary insurance arm ErgoVersicherungsgruppe AG has approached India's Larsen & Toubro with a view tosetting up a life and non-life insurance joint venture, India's business dailyThe Economic Times reported.2007-05-08 07:28:12Deutsche Bank Q1 pretax beats expectations on strong investment incomeFRANKFURT (Thomson Financial) - Deutsche Bank AG said first-quarter pretaxprofit rose to 3.163 bln eur from 2.601 bln, exceeding analysts' forecasts, onstrong investment income.
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