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APAC Weekly - Whether it's CIOs, CEOs, or CUOs, the imperative these days seems to be "diversify!"
18 February 2025From investments in China to underwriting risks in Japan, APAC's insurers are spreading their risks - with one notable exception
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Sompo cites accelerated strategic divestments for best ever December quarter
17 February 2025Japanese group also sold JPY 21.3bn of local bonds as rates start rising
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MS&AD more than triples gains on securities sales as keiretsu sell-off continues
17 February 2025Japan's large groups are offloading strategic equity stakes known as keiretsu
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APAC Weekly - India opens GA-floodgates for local investments, or maybe not...
04 February 2025India's federal budget for 2025/2026 is removing the FDI cap for insurers, but with GA-strings attached. CUOs may love it, but will CIOs take the bait?
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Japanese insurers flock to country's Asset Owner Principles
02 January 2025Government distributed precepts for institutional investors in August
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MS&AD adds biodiversity assessment to renewables risk assessments
11 December 2024Following the "rapid expansion" of renewable energy adoption in Japan
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Investments blow tailwinds in three MS&AD units, in 1H results
20 November 2024Bond-value recoveries, equity sell-downs and better results benefit non-life, life and foreign divisions
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Chart of the Week - Japan's largest groups reveal GA changes after strategic equity sales
15 November 2024All Japan's large non-life insurers are eliminating their long-term cross-holdings in other companies
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MS&AD reveals investment plans for proceeds from strategic equity sales
11 November 2024Japanese composite also reveals outsourcing plans for portfolio
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APAC Weekly - Japan's insurers bare their teeth, when necessary, in shareholder votes
11 October 2024From climate to female-friendliness, scandals to poison pill defences, Japan's insurers explain when they back, or reject, investees