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Croatian currency SCRs vanished as country joined euro
17 July 2023Some insurers took advantage of assured conversion rates to calculate a nil FX risk, SFCRs show
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SunLife HK's CIO on IFRS, rate hikes, geopolitics, and exercising patience
17 July 2023Shiuan 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
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Mirova calls out "significantly weakened" EU Nature Restoration Law
14 July 2023Asset managers petition European Commission to take another look at softer ESRS
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Dai-Ichi Life invests JPY 7bn in sustainable infrastructure fund
14 July 2023Managed by IFM Investors and targeting energy and carbon capture facilities
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Swiss Re revises interest rate peaks upwards
14 July 2023By 25bps for both the Fed and BoE, while also expecting recessions to varying degrees across jurisdictions
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Singapore regulator wants better-informed local investors to grow region's ILS market
14 July 2023Better catastrophe data also necessary to help model and understand risks, says MAS
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Chart of the week -what equity sectors cause, and get hit by, crises and contagion?
14 July 2023Researchers in Brazil analyse US markets from sub-prime to the COVID-19, via the 'Trump-effect'. They tell David Walker which sectors fared worst as Donald Trump rose to power? Was the AIG bail-out 'worth it'? And when it comes to crisis, 'will markets ever learn'?
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Bank loans one of the fastest growing assets for US insurers in 2022
13 July 2023Insurer bank loans grew by 21% as industry looked to capitalise on soaring rates
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Secret CIO: "From Hong Kong the spat between the US and China isn't fun!"
13 July 2023How to position an investment portfolio to withstand geopolitical risk
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AXA IM sees potential opportunities in EM sovereign debt
13 July 2023Although credit remains the 2023 golden child, Marion Le Morhedec, global head of fixed-income, says