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IAR Americas: Are we in an atypical credit cycle?
25 September 2019At the Insurance Asset Risk Americas 2019 conference, four CIOs of insurance companies gave their views on taking smart risks. In the first of a two-part series, they discuss the nature of the current credit cycle and where they find relative value. Compiled by Vincent Huck
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IAR Americas: US insurers double as interested as Europeans in TAA
20 September 201952% of US audience say tactical asset allocation is important versus 27% of EMEA audience
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Spurring sustainable investments with capital charges
19 September 2019The question of capital charges punishing ‘brown’ investments or incentivising ‘green’ investments has come to the fore. While regulators are asking for risk-based evidence, stakeholders are not all in agreement on how to proceed. Vincent Huck reports
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Will BBB come back to bite?
17 September 2019Is the end of the credit cycle really in sight and, if so, are European insurers at risk of seeing their high yield assets coming back to bite them? A wave of credit downgrades could significantly impact solvency ratios and put insurers in the position of forced sellers. But how worried should they be? Vincent Huck reports
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Exclusive: ShareAction releases guide on managing climate risks
13 September 2019Guide based on interviews with 14 insurers globally
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Equity-release mortgages come under scrutiny from FRC
05 September 2019UK accounting and audit watchdog follows on from reforms to prudential treatment
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M&G Investments creates Asia Pacific equity team
05 September 2019The seven-strong team was hired from Port Meadow Capital Management
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Prudential Financial appoints Andrew Sullivan as US head
30 August 2019Overall responsibility for investment management arm PGIM
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PGIM appoints emerging market debt portfolio manager
19 August 2019Zulfiqar Ali will focus on Latin American fixed income
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M&G Prudential to demerge by year end
14 August 2019John Foley confirms M&G plc will list on London Stock Exchange in Q4