Archive

  • AOA argues for carbon-pricing measures from governments

    07 July 2021

    Nearly all of global carbon emissions are not subject to pricing measures

  • Debt investments not privileged in insurers' climate assessments, Swiss Re CIO says

    25 June 2021

    Guido Fürer expects scrutiny from Swiss Re's own shareholders on swiss reinsurers climate action

  • Swiss Re offloads half of Phoenix stake in portfolio rebalancing

    23 June 2021

    Windfall may be dwarfed by Asian prospects for Swiss reinsurer

  • Insurers should embrace green infrastructure to support post-pandemic recovery

    16 June 2021

    Jerome Haegeli, group chief economist at the Swiss Re Institute, reflects on a year of lockdowns, its impact on our thinking around environmental issues, and the key role institutional investors will play in a green recovery.

  • Swiss Re chief economist urges G7 to put action behind words

    15 June 2021

    Haegeli calls for programme resembling 'Build America Bonds' of 2009

  • The real deal - Europe's insurers primed for G7 infrastructure plan

    14 June 2021

    Leaders of the 'G7' economies announced the 'Build Back Better World' global infrastructure programme, a 'step-change' in their approach to 'mobilise private-sector capital' for the asset class as never before. Europe's insurers stand ready to help, David Walker reports.

  • Jérôme Haegeli - Swiss Re's man with the long-term (green infrastructure) plan

    31 May 2021

    Swiss Re's chief economist deals with black and white facts of the here-and-now. But our future, he hopes, will be somewhat greener, as David Walker discovers

  • Swiss Re's Haegeli on assessing climate-friendliness of government bonds

    21 May 2021

    "Rating agency can play a key role in shaping best practices"

  • EM infrastructure debt is good - but reg's nuts and bolts need more work

    19 May 2021

    Insurers can't get enough of infrastructure, for both duration and yield. But make it tradeable, standardise its terms and improve creditor rights, and the purse strings would really come loose, as David Walker finds out.

  • "Infrastructure debt needs to be tradeable," Swiss Re chief economist says

    12 May 2021

    Jerome Hägeli made call on World Bank-sponsored Global Infrastructure Facility webinar