Swiss Re offloads half of Phoenix stake in portfolio rebalancing
Windfall may be dwarfed by Asian prospects for Swiss reinsurer
Windfall may be dwarfed by Asian prospects for Swiss reinsurer
Insurers should be prepared for possible sharp spikes in rates as inflation threat rises
Upcoming C-ROSS update to make insurers more cautious in investment decisions
In an increasingly complex environment where returns can be scarce one could have expected CIOs to give answers based on fundamentals, but instead, their investment decisions seem to be driven by a greater cause - purpose, as Vincent Huck finds out
Gareth Mee, global head of investment advisory, and Richard Wilson, investment advisory manager, at EY explore the opportunity for insurers to help bridge the trade finance gap and make a positive contribution to the global economy's growth and resilience.
Brings core strategy to €1bn
Insurer reshuffles deck as ex-CIO Bhalla Johnson moved to head risk solutions
Looks at water, energy, social infrastructure and optic fibre as potential assets to hold
The EU and the UK are busily looking closely at their insurance regulations, but will they see eye to eye on competitiveness?
One quarter directed to address climate change
PPM's sees low rates potentially lifting as inflation hits
Jerome Haegeli, group chief economist at the Swiss Re Institute, reflects on a year of lockdowns, its impact on our thinking around environmental issues, and the key role institutional investors will play in a green recovery.
Discover how Phoenix Group partnered with Invesco to create a multi-stage journey to achieving Net Zero.
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The risk and return opportunity set currently offered by emerging market (EM) debt allocations, particularly EM corporates, continues to draw insurers' attention. Read on to learn why.
Insurers can't get enough of infrastructure, for both duration and yield. But make it tradeable, standardise its terms and improve creditor rights, and the purse strings would really come loose, as David Walker finds out.
Opinion is split on whether 'general account ESG investing' in the Asia Pacific region will retain national flavours, or whether local nuances will be supplanted over time by a homogenised global investment method. David Walker reports
Liberty Mutual has not always had the best reputation when it comes to climate investing. Things appear to be changing, however, as the company embarks on a series of measures to reduce its climate exposures as Patrizio Urciuoli, co-head of strategy and asset allocation, tells Sarfraz Thind
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