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Which way is the wind blowing in Hong Kong?
24 December 2019In the last few months the narrative has changed in the pearl of Asia, and it is not all down to protests. Indeed, insurers are shifting their focus on what they perceive to be the biggest challenges and opportunities. Vincent Huck reports
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Amendments to Solvency II to move the dial on insurers’ equity holdings?
22 October 2019European insurers’ equity holdings remained stable between 2017 and 2018 according to research by Insurance Risk Data, but could the recent amendments to Solvency II rules increase their appetite for the asset class? Vincent Huck reports
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Will BBB come back to bite?
17 September 2019Is the end of the credit cycle really in sight and, if so, are European insurers at risk of seeing their high yield assets coming back to bite them? A wave of credit downgrades could significantly impact solvency ratios and put insurers in the position of forced sellers. But how worried should they be? Vincent Huck reports
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BlackRock takes top prize in insurance mandates, Insurance Risk Data reveals
11 September 2019BlackRock, Neam, Conning and Goldman Sachs are underwriters’ ‘favourites’ by the number of mandates awarded
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Chinese insurance investor body forms international advisory committee
29 May 2019Expert group to enhance internationalisation of China’s AM sector
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Insurers deterred by African fixed income’s perceived risk, despite huge potential
09 May 2019Government policies and liquidity major hurdles for foreign investors
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Factor investing: what are the facts?
23 April 2019While there has been a lot of hype around factor investing in the last decade, the jury is still out as to whether these types of strategies are of interest for insurers. David Turner looks at the state of play
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Lower Solvency II charge for equities holds little appeal – JPMAM’s Haslip
20 March 2019Idea of long-term equity interesting but unlikely to change insurers approach, says JP Morgan head of insurance
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As the credit cycle enters its later stages, insurers prepare for its end
19 March 2019With global growth expected to slow down this year and some predicting a US recession in 2020, the health of the credit market, its ability to cope with rate rises and a loss of liquidity, holds huge significance to insurers investments. Adam Leach reports
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Transitioning from Libor: complex questions and no answers
21 February 2019The discontinuation of Libor will affect trillions of contracts across the global financial industry, Insurance Asset Risk reveals the scope of the impact on insurers and the unanswerable question they face in a transition period filled with uncertainty. Vincent Huck reports