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• Axa Investment Managers appoints global head of fixed income

  28 June 2019

  Christope Herpet takes over from Gilles Dauphiné who joins Amundi

• Emerging market debt a logical extension for insurers

  26 May 2016

  The key driver for investing in emerging markets is the search for additional yield, and the hard-currency version seems a better fit for insurers' portfolio. But beware of the sovereign risks associated to some countries. Benedicte Gravrand reports

• Dipping toes in the high yield bond market

  19 April 2016

  There is a lot in favour of high yield bonds, but investments in such bonds need to be managed with great vigilance. Benedicte Gravrand reports

• Japanese insurers hunt abroad as rates turn negative

  16 February 2016

  Overseas assets, products and acquisitions are proving attractive to a Japanese industry struggling under the burden of low interest rates. B. Gravrand reports.

• IFRS accounting rules to shape asset allocation

  03 February 2016

  When it finally goes live, the IFRS 9 accounting rule is likely to have a notable impact on asset allocation. So what should participants be aware of? Sarfraz Thind reports