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World's top insurers stalling on climate change drive
24 May 2018While insurers are increasingly acute to environmental risks which might impact both sides of their balance sheet, new research has found that their investment strategies are not in line with the Paris Agreement. The research was published the same week Royal Dutch Shell held its AGM and shareholders, including some large insurers, were asked to vote on a climate resolution. Did they stand up to the test? Paul Walsh and Vincent Huck report
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Using Solvency II metrics in asset liability management
21 May 2018As Solvency II is embedded in all aspects of insurance management, Ed Morgan explains how data produced for the regulation can be valuable in asset liability management
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MetLife prioritises ESG over hedge funds
11 May 2018MetLife's CIO Steve Goulart talks about the continued drive towards ESG investments as well as the company's plan to develop its third-party asset management business. By Paul Walsh and Sarfraz Thind
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Foresters Friendly ready to dump sterling assets to tackle Brexit
09 May 2018Corrado Pistarino, chief investment officer at Foresters Friendly, outlines his firm's risk management strategy if things deteriorate with Brexit and what asset managers need to do in order to win mandates from insurance clients. By Cintia Cheong
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LV=’s CIO on adapting to Solvency II
03 May 2018LV=’s CIO Mark Laidlaw gives an insight into how the business has been impacted by Solvency II’s dictates on asset and liability management and moulded its choice of asset manager. By Paul Walsh and Sarfraz Thind
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Hiscox to look at increasing asset risk
01 May 2018Hiscox’s CIO Alex Veys took over the role six months ago and is currently exploring new avenues to improve the business. By Sarfraz Thind
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Aberdeen Standard Investments' CIO's interesting 12 months
26 April 2018Rod Paris, CIO at Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI), talks about the company's transformational twelve months following the merger and that cancelled Scottish Widows mandate, likely to cost the company some 20% of its assets. By Sarfraz Thind
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Goldman Sachs' survey shows insurers less positive about investments
24 April 2018Insurers are less positive about investment opportunities than they were a year ago, according to a Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM) survey.
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Not all smart beta portfolios are created equal
19 April 2018Smart beta has been getting smarter. Paul Forshaw looks at the evolution of smart beta approaches and consider the relevance for insurance company balance sheet investors looking for investment efficiencies.
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What Solvency II reforms mean for an insurers' investment strategy
17 April 2018Solvency II has been refined and reformed since it was introduced two years ago. Gareth Haslip from JP Morgan Asset Management describes the past, present and future amendments to Solvency II that will affect how insurers decide to invest their assets
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