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Lloyd's of London playing the oldest trick in the book
03 April 2023The insurance market's first CIO, Eleanor Bucks, describes her responsibilities and the 'why' and 'how' of the first fund in its newly-formed investment platform. Interview by Vincent Huck
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A career like a ski line
08 March 2023Insurance Asset Risk's young professional of the year 2023 recipient, Carly Segal, recounts what took her from the ski slopes of Vermont to the fixed income team at JPMAM in London. Interview by Vincent Huck
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NZAOA expands target setting protocol to govvies and PE
31 January 2023Report authors Swiss Re's Bolli and Allianz IM's Riese discuss the key considerations of the protocol third edition. Interview by Vincent Huck
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Baloise is sticking to its strategy
26 December 2022Matthias Henny, group chief investment officer at Baloise Group discusses inflation and the investment opportunities going forward. Interview by Abbie Wood
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Unbundling risk, liquidity and alternatives in Bermuda
14 December 2022On the back of the regulator's announcement of its intention to ramp up scrutiny on Bermudians' illiquid investments, insurers discuss their approach to alternative asset classes and the 'loose' concept of illiquidity. Vincent Huck reports
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Insurance Asset Risk Americas 2022 conference round up
28 September 2022The conference was held in New York on 27 September and highlighted the pain ahead for insurance investors. Vincent Huck reports
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Arena Capital the smooth operator
19 September 2022High yield is usually associated with high risk. But Arena Capital is showing it need not be so—it has produced stellar returns for insurers in recent times and in doing so smoothed out some of the volatility associated with the asset class. Sarfraz Thind reports
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Hedge funds back in vogue
29 August 2022Derided for years by insurance investors, hedge funds are back in fashion. Could it be the revival of a beautiful friendship? Sarfraz Thind asks
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Swimming with sharks
16 August 2022From the cut-throat trading floor of the 'King of Wall Street' to the slow-moving insurance investment industry, Rip Reeves, soon-to-retire CIO at AEGIS Insurance, reflects on his career, today's challenges for CIOs, and making the move from 'firstborn' to 'ugly offspring'. Interview by Vincent Huck
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Biodiversity: "A twin emergency next to climate change"
28 July 2022As insurers broaden their ESG universe outside of climate, biodiversity is starting to gain momentum in the spotlight.... But why has it taken so long for it to be recognised as a crisis? Abbie Wood asks