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APAC Weekly: US exceptionalism is dented, but what is next?

Asian insurers ponder the place of gold in insurance investment portfolios

From major regulators to major ratings agencies, funded re causes concern

From the UK to Japan to the rest of Asia, funded re rings warning bells at regulators and ratings agencies, and leading large lifers and their asset managers are treading carefully

APAC Weekly: Are markets complacent, or is current uncertainty simply unpriceable?

Insurance Asset Risk Asia 2025 conference panellists wonder

IAR Asia 2025 round up: No complaints albeit negative outlook

Asia a good place to be, as US exceptionalism wavers

How best to hedge - Schroders' wise counsel on FX risk and APAC insurers

After sharp intakes of breath by some Taiwan lifers as their dollar jolted 8% against the greenback over two days last month, Insurance Asset Risk asked Pedro Moura, head of Asia client solutions at Schroders, for advice on APAC insurers hedging FX risk.

Insurance Asset Risk EMEA 2025 round up: are markets optimistic or complacent?

Mayday! FX volatility hits Taiwan's lifers but no crash landings are forecast

When the Taiwan/US FX rate leaped 8% in two days last month, the same might well have happened to the heartrate of CIOs at life insurers, as David Walker examines

Chinese sci-tech? "This is a great time to buy!"

China's NFRA, PboC and CSRC are behind sci-tech and investors should take note

Secret Japanese CIO: Three key issues on my mind

As per the regulation, as of 1 April this year, Japan has a new Solvency II-type regulatory regime which is the Insurance Capital Standard developed by International Association of Insurance Supervisors.

Japan & US insurance investing - Overlapping worlds, or very different landscapes?

Eric Tanaka, relocated from the US to Japan to head the Wellington office. He reflects on the differences and similarities between the two markets.