Archive

  • Baloise proposes former Swiss Re CIO to board

    12 December 2023

    Guido Fürer to take the place of Hugo Lasat

  • Swiss Re appoints Velina Peneva CIO

    16 January 2023

    Succeeds Guido Fürer who is retiring after 25 years at insurer

  • Swiss Re's group CIO Guido Fürer to retire

    12 September 2022

    Insurance Asset Risk opines on replacement

  • 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 is resilient to low for longer environment, CIO says

    25 November 2019

    Because of fixed income unrealised gains and private markets investments

  • Economic case for ESG investing is valid, says Swiss Re

    26 June 2018

    After reviewing its experience of using benchmarks based on ESG criteria, rather than market-capitalisation

  • Q&A: Why Swiss Re chose ESG benchmarks

    08 September 2017

    The group's chief investment officer, Guido Fürer, explains why he feels that adopting the ESG benchmarks has been the most meaningful and strategic step in its journey to integrate ESG considerations

  • Swiss Re integrates ESG screening across entire investment process

    06 July 2017

    Group CIO Guido Fürer hails move as "most meaningful and strategic step" towards its responsible investment goals

  • 'Transferring exposure to real estate was a smart move'

    02 December 2016

    Swiss Re's CIO Guido Fürer praises portfolio shift in light of poor global equity performance

  • Swiss Re gets foreign institutional investor licence in China

    22 June 2015

    Follows January agreement between Switzerland and China