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CIO Interview: From politics to sustainability, beauty is in the eyes of the beholder
29 April 2024In the second part of Insurance Asset Risk's interview with José Luis Jiménez, Mapfre's CIO talks about the difficulties around defining sustainability, and the thorny issue of managing political and geographical risk in an era that has proven to be irrepressibly unpredictable.
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Manulife IM hits $334.5m second close on forest climate fund
26 April 2024Fund will seek to deliver carbon credits to investors
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Allstate invests in BlackRock-backed Decarbonisation Partners fund
26 April 2024US insurer helps green vehicle to reach US$1.4bn final close
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Aviva invests $6m to study nature-based carbon removal
26 April 2024Solution key to Aviva's goal of achieving net-zero by 2040
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Hong Kong considering future capital-factor incentives for infrastructure investments
26 April 2024Green bond discount, and rejection of time-lag for asset valuations, published by Insurance Authority today
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Chart of the Week - Hong Kong's RBC rules and their capital charges for CIOs
26 April 2024The risk-factor charges Hong Kong's CIOs will apply under RBC appeared in a long document today, for various asset classes and risk types
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Private credit: The Growing Opportunity in Private Placements
Private placements have become an established source of funding for borrowers. Given the potential for incremental returns, diversification, and downside protection, investors are increasingly turning to this asset class too.
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Mutuals report drop in AuM on the back of challenging 2022
25 April 2024Only Latin American mutuals reported increased AuM
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Skandia appoints new head of asset management
25 April 2024Per Lindgren will take on new role in the summer
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PRA consulting with insurers on implementation of "sandbox" to test MA eligibility
25 April 2024No consensus yet on what sandbox would look like, BoE says