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A new dawn? Contemplating asset strategy anew, after the BOJ's seismic policy shift
06 June 2024At a historic policy inflexion point in Japan - the Bank of Japan raising interest rates and relinquishing its long-held negative-rates stance - Man Group's Max Davies discusses interest rates, duration, FX hedging and CIOs' ongoing hunt for yield with David Walker
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Insurance Asset Risk Asia audience upbeat about global growth prospects
05 June 2024Chinese economy casts shadow on future growth prospects while CIOs keep focused on good ALM in light of regulatory and accounting overhaul
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Round the World with SFCRs - Italy's lapse risk shows no sign of surrendering
03 June 2024A lot of Italians holding life policies made for the exit, early, in 2022, and the pressure on lifers seemed not to ease much in 2023
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Exploring the wild new world of real estate
29 May 2024Andrew Angeli, global head of real estate research & strategy at Zurich, discusses how changes in demographic and consumer expectations give rise to a new real estate sector
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CIO Interview: Pre-determined green target setting can be dangerous, AG Insurance's Wim Vermeir says
27 May 2024Insurance Asset Risk sits down to talk with AG Insurance's veteran CIO Wim Vermeir about green targets and the perils of investing in new technology
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CIO Interview: Managing China's slowdown in the Asian region
23 May 2024Christian Choi, regional director for ALM, investment & capital management at Ageas Asia, discusses the insurer's set-up in the region, what it invests in, and why US elections could be 'bad or very bad' for the region's outlook
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Round the World with SFCRs - Lapse risk endures in France as life clients spy 'greener grass'
20 May 2024The risk of customers leaving early remains at French lifers, despite rates softening in 2023, keeping CIOs on alert
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Curious and curiouser - the quirky and weird risks, that Lloyd's syndicate CIOs are backing
15 May 2024Got a satellite, a nuclear reactor, a Degas, or a body part to insure? A Lloyd's syndicate will do that - and back the risk in its GA. David Walker peers inside Lloyd's cabinet of insured curiosities
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From khaki to green: How are insurer's approaching investing in newer renewables technologies?
13 May 2024From biogas to battery storage to hydrogen, new technologies in the renewables sector are plentiful, but when is the right time to invest?
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Core competency - Lloyd's syndicates go outsourcing, and not just for peripheral assets
08 May 2024Lloyd's syndicates hire external help for the core of their general accounts, even if delegating makes more headlines when non-mainstream assets are involved
- Insurers eyeing private markets, Schroders survey finds
- Complacency is key risk to watch for, Swiss Re's Haegeli warns
- Manulife appoints new CEO
- Hanwha Life gets US financial sector foothold with acquisition
- Aegon UK's head of responsible investment steps down
- Growth is a dangerous thing
- Gresham House appoints director of global natural capital
- SLAM acquires London care home for £11.25m
- Tokio Marine steps up strategic equity sell-down plans
- Investments blow tailwinds in three MS&AD units, in 1H results