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  • A new dawn? Contemplating asset strategy anew, after the BOJ's seismic policy shift

    06 June 2024

    At a historic policy inflexion point in Japan - the Bank of Japan raising interest rates and relinquishing its long-held negative-rates stance - Man Group's Max Davies discusses interest rates, duration, FX hedging and CIOs' ongoing hunt for yield with David Walker

  • Japan's lifers widened positive investment spread 4% last reporting year

    06 June 2024

    Sector built on super-long JGB holdings to cut rates risk ahead of new rules

  • Insurers' private credit appetite grows, Moody's says

    05 June 2024

    Strong asset-liability management "essential" due to asset class's illiquidity

  • Canada Life completes buy-in deal worth £85m across two schemes

    05 June 2024

    Secures benefits of 189 pensioners

  • Phoenix Group plans new benchmarks for portfolio decarbonisation

    05 June 2024

    Following launch of Phoenix's net-zero transition plan last year

  • Axa IM Alts acquires Kyoto hotel for JPY 6.8bn

    05 June 2024

    As part of plans to expand its Japanese portfolio

  • Insurance Asset Risk Asia audience upbeat about global growth prospects

    05 June 2024

    Chinese economy casts shadow on future growth prospects while CIOs keep focused on good ALM in light of regulatory and accounting overhaul

  • Comment: 'Saving democracy' may be the next ESG investment frontier for CIOs

    05 June 2024

    Underwriters are defending democratic values in words and deeds, will CIOs follow suit?

  • Untangling complexity: A step-by-step guide to crafting optimal portfolios under the Matching Adjustment (2024 edition)

    In our 2024 edition, we provide insight into the proposed MA reforms and the key areas in which this will impact insurers from an investment and reporting perspective.

  • Conning upgrades outlook on US states' credit

    04 June 2024

    US insurers still find munis to be "high quality diversifier", manager tells IAR