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  • Things are never so bad they can't get worse - USA CIOs' new mantra

    22 September 2020

    IAR Americas audience heard from a pretty pessimistic CIO panel

  • CIOs turn from managing investments to managing expectations

    22 September 2020

    A panel of chief investment officers told the audience of Insurance Asset Risk's 2020 Americas event that their job coming out of the COVID-19 crisis will be as much about managing expectations of how much their investment portfolios can actually deliver, as it is about managing the investments themselves. Compiled by Stephanie Harris

  • IAR Americas: the Fed will continue to act as vaccine until actual vaccine is found

    22 September 2020

    Panellists praised the Fed's actions to maintain market stability

  • IAR Americas: Rates unlikely to go negative in the USA but be prepared in case!

    22 September 2020

    Panellists warn portfolios should be position for either increase or drop in interest rates

  • COVID-19 second-wave biggest risk to USA economy

    22 September 2020

    Lockdown fears and bankruptcy rise a massive threat, IAR Americas panelists say

  • Even lower for longer scenario leaves insurers with slim pickings on the horizon

    22 September 2020

    IAR Americas economist panel fear torturous grind for future insurance investment prospects

  • Iceland's insurers reveal investment hit as property fund value vaporises

    22 September 2020

    Iceland's Gamma Novus fund was almost fully devalued, to the pain of TM and VIS

  • EIOPA reveals €236bn hit to insurers' general accounts in Q1

    22 September 2020

    Chief investment officers withstood the carnage in only five EEA countries

  • Greek insurers reveal their dash from cash when cap controls were lifted

    22 September 2020

    Athens removed last residual curbs on overseas transfers a year ago

  • Two UK real estate managers at Colombia Threadneedle Investments to retire

    22 September 2020

    John Willcock and Chris Morrogh to be replaced by Joseph Vullo and James Rigg