Comment: Achieving above-benchmark returns through capital-efficient emerging market debt
By Vladimir Zdorovenin, Head of Insurance Solutions EMEA & Japan, PineBridge Investments
By Vladimir Zdorovenin, Head of Insurance Solutions EMEA & Japan, PineBridge Investments
German academics predict 'lower for longer' might not have gone away
CRE exposure concerns creep into insurance investment market
Panellists discuss the secular macro and geopolitical trends affecting their investment decisions in real assets
Financing the energy transition across Asia is often described as one uniform path whose trajectory differs from Europe's and North America's due to APAC's fossil fuel reliance. But there may be as many paths taken within APAC as there are nations involved, David Walker finds
Costs of FX protection could erode earnings, and capital of some
Risk off environment sees insurers pull money from high yield ETF holdings
As a result of new strategy repositioning towards higher-yield assets
Including Environmental Solutions fund and three new Paris-aligned regional equities funds
In particular making transition plan disclosures mandatory
Insurer shrunk foreign debt portfolio to 8.6% last year from 19% in 2021
The bad news seeping out of the US in the wake of SVB was magnified this month by the fall of Credit Suisse. The damage to insurers' portfolios to this once august banking institution is for now not too bad. Could there be worse to come? Sarfraz Thind reports
12 June 2023, 9:00 AM BST
Debate the key risks, challenges, and opportunities facing insurers today.
While the current landscape may be challenging to navigate, it is also shaping a compelling opportunity in real estate debt—from core to opportunistic lending.
An innovative approach and framework for identifying climate transition risks and managing climate change in fixed income portfolios
Insurance Asset Risk hears properties are being 'stranded' as much as fossil fuel firms
Norwegian insurer Gjensidige has been running an experimental portfolio attempting to reach carbon price neutrality. Their former CIO, now chairman of Gjensidige Pensjonsforsikring, and one of their investment analysts discuss the initial findings. Interview by Vincent Huck
Report authors Swiss Re's Bolli and Allianz IM's Riese discuss the key considerations of the protocol third edition. Interview by Vincent Huck
26 September 2023, New York
The leading event for CROs and CIOs at re/insurer
16 October 2023, 9:00 AM BST
Discover how insurers are developing their approaches, tools, and metrics to invest responsibly
26 October 2023, Bermuda
The leading event for CROs and CIOs at re/insurer
After a decade of eking out pitiful returns on their traditional fixed income assets insurers are finally seeing the return of higher interest rates. Will this herald a shift out of risky assets? A recent publication by the NAIC outlines the possibilities. Sarfraz Thind reports
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