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The real deal - Europe's insurers primed for G7 infrastructure plan
14 June 2021Leaders of the 'G7' economies announced the 'Build Back Better World' global infrastructure programme, a 'step-change' in their approach to 'mobilise private-sector capital' for the asset class as never before. Europe's insurers stand ready to help, David Walker reports.
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Jérôme Haegeli - Swiss Re's man with the long-term (green infrastructure) plan
31 May 2021Swiss Re's chief economist deals with black and white facts of the here-and-now. But our future, he hopes, will be somewhat greener, as David Walker discovers
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Swiss Re's Haegeli on assessing climate-friendliness of government bonds
21 May 2021"Rating agency can play a key role in shaping best practices"
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EM infrastructure debt is good - but reg's nuts and bolts need more work
19 May 2021Insurers can't get enough of infrastructure, for both duration and yield. But make it tradeable, standardise its terms and improve creditor rights, and the purse strings would really come loose, as David Walker finds out.
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"Infrastructure debt needs to be tradeable," Swiss Re chief economist says
12 May 2021Jerome Hägeli made call on World Bank-sponsored Global Infrastructure Facility webinar
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Infrastructure offers $1.4trn annual opportunity for insurers, Swiss Re says
23 April 2021Renewables overtake energy transactions in value
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Property renovation is a delicate balance of technology and time, Swiss Re says
12 April 2021Reinsurer reinvesting own capital into refitting buildings in direct property portfolio
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Guido Fürer reveals further moves on climate change at Swiss Re
16 March 2021CIO says pushing investees to 1.5-degree target will improve Sharpe ratio
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Women make less than a quarter of insurers' executives
08 March 2021Only 10% of the sector's CEOs and 8% of board chairs are female
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Swiss Re sees investment return fall, and warns of worse to come
19 February 2021Avoided many 'fallen angels' and impairments