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Bupa names head of investments for APAC
28 June 2024Michael Vos, former regional CIO for Zurich takes on the role
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APAC nations boost green bond efforts to satisfy insurers' demand
11 April 2022APAC's insurers tell David Walker they want more green and sustainable bonds - including more of the high-quality paper from their own neck of the woods
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The story of The Very Hungry Insurers - and APAC green bonds
30 March 2022APAC green and thematic bond markets are still developing, but investors want more supply and the highest governance and reporting standards to meet their demand, David Walker discovers
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Insurers define the 'central bank gambit'
21 February 2022In an environment of heightened inflation and rising rates, should insurers play defensively against the central banks' next moves?
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IAR Asia 2022: Playing the central bankers
11 January 2022Insurers need to factor in central bank policy, but keep focused on credit risk, panellists say
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Zurich looking for solutions to Asian investment jam
27 April 2016Dealing with low interest rates is a global issue, but in Asia Pacific there are additional challenges facing insurers, as Zurich's regional investment manager Michael Vos explains to Sarfraz Thind
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Asian infrastructure both an opportunity and challenge
16 March 2016Asian governments have been looking to spur private investment in infrastructure. But demand is somewhat restrained as tight supply and falling yields make it harder for insurance investors to access local deals. Sarfraz Thind reports
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Japanese insurers hunt abroad as rates turn negative
16 February 2016Overseas assets, products and acquisitions are proving attractive to a Japanese industry struggling under the burden of low interest rates. B. Gravrand reports.