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Analysis

17 July 2023

SunLife HK's CIO on IFRS, rate hikes, geopolitics, and exercising patience

Shiuan Ting van Vuuren discusses why IFRS 17 & 9 implementation have been a challenging and ongoing journey, the impact of rising rates and increased geopolitical tensions, and why she is relaxed about regulatory changes. Interview by Vincent Huck
07 June 2023

HDI Global CIO faces inflation hedge conundrum

Thorsten Wölbern, CIO of HDI Global, the business insurance company of the Talanx Group, explains why inflation is top of his mind, why rates will go down again, and discusses the 'exotic' unexplored investment shores. Interview by Vincent Huck
31 January 2022

IFRS 17 and 9 - The tricky balance between local and group reporting

Blake Sowerby, IFRS 17/9 programme manager, Asia region, at Generali, discusses with Vincent Huck the accounting standards' implementation and expected changes in insurers' investment behaviour
30 March 2021

Insurers warn of accounting mismatches in implementing IFRS 17 & IFRS 9

But the insurance sector's criticisms lie more with the issue of financial reporting than with the standards themselves, a former standard setter tells Insurance Asset Risk. Vincent Huck reports
15 April 2020

IFRS 9 implementation - the sooner one starts the better

Based on their experience with a joint insurance clients, JP Morgan Asset Management and Clearwater Analytics discuss the ins and outs of implementing the accounting standard, and why insurers should start early. Interview by Vincent Huck

News

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    Insurance Asset Risk is pleased to announce the winners of its 2024 awards

  • Entries open for Insurance Asset Risk Awards 2024

    01 November 2023

    Categories designed to highlight sector's range of talent

  • Comment: Skinning Insurance Asset Risk's look

    19 October 2023

    The 14th, and last, edition of the Insurance Asset Risk quarterly magazine is now out, but don't you worry we are only peeling one skin off the onion, to reveal a new, fresher one.

  • US life insurer key IMR metric falls to 12 year low as bond sales hit

    19 September 2023

    But NAIC rule change will help insurers struggling with negative mark

  • US insurers hurt by rate rises to benefit from NAIC's IMR rule change

    15 August 2023

    NAIC expected to adopt interest rate accounting proposal tomorrow

  • Taiwanese insurers in the solvency and accountancy clamp

    03 August 2023

    Facing high capital pressure as a result, according to Fitch

  • IAR Hong Kong: "I know more about accountancy than I care to know," APAC CIO says

    29 June 2023

    Zurich's Vincent and AIA's Konyn reflect on how CIOs have had to become omni-experts

  • Chart of the week: IFRS 9 classification conundrum in APAC

    14 April 2023

    As IFRS 17 and 9 tops Asian insurers' priority lists, according to Abrdn survey

  • IAR Spring 2023 issue out now: The land of volatility, home of the brave CIOs

    05 April 2023

    Including: Awards 2023 winners, IAR Asia conference 2023

  • Winners of the 2023 Insurance Asset Risk awards

    28 February 2023

    Insurance Asset Risk is pleased to announce the winners of its 2023 awards

  • Moody's warns rising rates could hit lifers' reported equity

    22 November 2022

    But higher rates a net benefit for sector and its chief investment officers

  • AWARDS - Insurance Asset Risk Awards 2023 open for entry

    02 November 2022

    Deadline for entry 12th December 2022

  • Winners of the 2022 Insurance Asset Risk Awards—North America

    11 October 2022

    Insurance Asset Risk is pleased to announce the winners of its 2022 Awards

  • Video: Managing credit as an asset class

    17 August 2022

    Phoenix's Bariletti discuss credit strategy in current volatile environment

  • Video: Hedging inflation

    02 August 2022

    A recipe by Convex head of investments Theresa Patricios

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