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Japan's CIOs have alternatives managers in their sights
17 April 2024The Bank of Japan may have stolen the limelight last month, but insurance CIOs made headlines as well, with eye-catching allocations to non-mainstream assets and emerging managers
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CIO Interview: managing Europe's third largest general account
08 April 2024Generali group CIO Francesco Martorana discusses the Italian giant's investment strategy and reveals some of its most exotic investments, including blockchain
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Private credit beats PE for insurers' appetite for the first time in GSAM survey
02 April 2024Goldman Sachs AM's latest annual insurance survey also reveals insurers' highest appetite for duration risk since the survey first ran 13 years ago
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Runway in sight for a 'Goldilocks' soft landing for US economy, insurers believe
13 March 2024US insurers and their asset managers are hopeful a recession has been avoided, and though "landmines" persist, even areas suffering negative headlines such as real estate should deliver opportunities
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Looking for a home for natural capital in insurers' investment portfolios
12 March 2024Understanding new risks, a lack of asset managers able to service these types of investments at scale, and the question of where to include natural capital in the SAA are the hurdles insurers need to overcome, Danielle Brassel, director of responsible investment at Zurich Insurance Group, explains
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Mutual gain - how the worlds of 'alts' and insurers can benefit both parties
11 March 2024CIOs have not relinquished alternative investments as interest rates rose, leading David Walker to sit down with Max Davies, director, APAC Insurance, at Man Group, to discuss how 'alts' can dovetail with an insurer's needs
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Alternative insights, for insurance CIOs
01 March 2024In discussion with Tom Kehoe, the Alternative Investment Management Association's global head of research & communications
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Sustainability: CIOs come armed with the stick, CUOs dangle the carrot
31 January 2024Aspen's chief investment officer and chief underwriting officer discuss how they collaborate on sustainability and how insurers can tackle sustainability holistically.
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Are insurers' outsourcing agreements contracts 'made in heaven'?
29 January 2024Investment management agreements lock in some tasty fees for managers signing on the dotted line, but insurance CIOs increasingly expect a wide scope of 'extras' to boot
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D&I isn't just for the 'woke' crowd
25 January 2024Andy Mason, head of active ownership at abrdn, explains why D&I at investee companies is a priority for an asset manager and how diversity helps companies' bottom lines