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  • IFRS accounting rules to shape asset allocation

    03 February 2016

    When it finally goes live, the IFRS 9 accounting rule is likely to have a notable impact on asset allocation. So what should participants be aware of? Sarfraz Thind reports

  • California insurance chief urges insurers to divest from coal

    26 January 2016

    Asset class risks rapid decline in value

  • Goodbye gilts as Solvency II shifts asset allocation

    20 January 2016

    Prompted by Solvency II, some insurers have moved out of government bonds and into swaps and short-dated government or corporate bonds. But the swap-based approach is not without its challenges, as Sarfraz Thind reports

  • Why asset managers should care about TAS

    13 January 2016

    Complying with the FRC's technical actuarial standards is ultimately the responsibility of insurers but asset managers can help ensure that the data used in Solvency II calculations meets the TAS, explains Pamela Hellig

  • Talanx's CIO Thomas Mann focuses on idiosyncratic risk

    08 January 2016

    Diversification is key to defending your company against the unknowns like the ones that Mann faced during the 2008 crisis. That experience was crucial. "You learn how to protect your assets," he tells Sarfraz Thind

  • Lower-carbon companies could command a premium after Paris deal

    23 December 2015

    Mike Fox gauges the impact of the climate agreement on investment decisions

  • Generali embarks on more active investment policy

    21 December 2015

    Generali has been seeking to expand its investment horizons in a bid to combat the impact of low European interest rates. But the pace of change is slow and Solvency II's stringent capital rules are partly to blame, as the company's EMEA CIO, Andreas Hoffmann, explains to Sarfraz Thind

  • SLI survey reveals size of future returns/payouts gap

    14 December 2015

    Insurers cool on sovereign bonds, attracted by real estate and alternatives

  • Asset management in the Solvency II transition

    11 December 2015

    Preparing for Solvency II is one thing, but living with it will involve further refinements in how insurers approach asset management, as participants in part one this InsuranceERM/Standard Life Investments roundtable attest

  • Insurers to raise allocations to alternative investments

    08 December 2015

    Natixis survey also brings good news for external asset managers