Archive

  • War: A Day in the Life of a CIO

    02 March 2022

    Todd Hedtke, Allianz Life's CIO, talks about how the day Russia invaded Ukraine unfolded for him and his reactions to the seesaw moves in the market.

  • Net-zero on a transatlantic journey

    01 November 2021

    The concept of net-zero investment portfolio is slowly reaching US shores. Abbie Wood takes the pulse of insurance investors' approach to the idea.

  • IAR Americas: Target-setting is good - but not for everything

    23 September 2021

    Panellists revealed their opinions on setting stringent investment and net-zero targets

  • Retail the new driver for better ESG investing practices

    07 June 2021

    Insurers face pressure from public to address climate investing, Allianz Life says

  • IAR's global outlook survey 2021: a foggy crystal ball

    01 February 2021

    Respondents to Insurance Asset Risk's outlook survey seem more at the mercy of the financial gods than ever before. Most agree that while the pandemic rages, 2021 will be a damn hard year to predict. Sarfraz Thind reports

  • "If you have to look for a reason to support ESG, then shame on you," Allianz Life CIO says

    28 August 2020

    Hedtke will speak on ESG investing at IAR Americas event in September

  • The year USA investors woke to social investing

    24 August 2020

    The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the most vulnerable parts of society and highlighted social inequalities globally. In the USA, this combined with the death of George Floyd and the revitalisation of the Black Lives Matter movement, has prompted insurers to embrace 'social investing'. But is this a long-term trend or a one-off? Sarfraz Thind asks.

  • ESG's negative impact on returns - myth or reality?

    29 July 2020

    A growing number of insurers have announced new or upgraded sustainable investment strategies in recent years. JP Morgan Asset Management (JPMAM) and Insurance Asset Risk have joined forces to investigate the drivers behind insurers' sustainable strategies. Vincent Huck reports on the high-level key findings

  • Moody's sees 15% drop in US life insurer RBC in bond market downturn

    07 October 2019

    Ratings agency names insurers most at risk from severe bond stress

  • Video: IAR Americas 2019, there is more to ALM than cashflows

    27 August 2019

    Todd Hedtke, CIO at Allianz Life North America, urges investment professionals to collaborate with colleagues on the insurance side of the business