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How optimising for Hong Kong RBC is music to a CIO's ears
16 February 2022General accounts investments ideally work in harmony. Hong Kong's CIOs, the 'conductors' seeking such harmony, explain to David Walker approaching RBC rules require some 'GA fine-tuning'
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"You can't have everything": can CIOs strike a balance between ESG and returns?
26 January 2022Panellists at IAR's Asia conference discuss sacrificing balance sheets, for better ESG credentials, as Abbie Wood reports
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What assets for rising inflation?
24 January 2022Convertible bonds, CLOs and REITS among best for insurers this year, Wellington says
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IAR Asia 2022: Day 3 round up
13 January 2022The battleground for ESG investing and the future of ESG in Asia
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IAR Asia: The key battleground of ESG is data
13 January 2022How does one invest sustainably in a market with no ESG data?
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Rise of Illiquids and ESG shows no sign of ending at Asia's insurers
08 December 2021Asia Pacific insurers predict more allocations to illiquids, flavoured by ESG considerations. The major change to investments in the region might come from greater accessibility for Western insurers, Abbie Wood finds out
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Fossilised investments
05 October 2021The US insurers' portfolios remain heavily skewed to oil, gas and coal assets. Even as the clamour for net-zero grows, where is the insurance business going with fossil fuels? Sarfraz Thind reports
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Three insurers amongst 10 candidates for PRI board positions
04 October 2021Only four positions are open
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Insurers continue replacing non-ESG investments with ESG ones
28 September 2021Wellington holds onto client, though others may fall
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Rating agencies likely to lead regulators in monitoring insurer climate work
16 September 2021Resource-constrained regulators could learn from agencies as they shape insurer climate rules