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APAC nations boost green bond efforts to satisfy insurers' demand
11 April 2022APAC's insurers tell David Walker they want more green and sustainable bonds - including more of the high-quality paper from their own neck of the woods
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The Asian hedge against stagflation, according to Peak Re chief economist
06 April 2022Clarence Wong highlights the strong economic outlook for APAC at Insurance Asset Risk Investing in Real Assets conference 2022, and why the region's real assets are a source of opportunities for insurers globally. Vincent Huck reports.
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The story of The Very Hungry Insurers - and APAC green bonds
30 March 2022APAC green and thematic bond markets are still developing, but investors want more supply and the highest governance and reporting standards to meet their demand, David Walker discovers
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Ellen Yang - the view from the inside on C-Ross Phase II
28 March 2022DWS's Ellen Yang could fairly claim unique insight, or at the very least 'privileged insight', into C-Ross Phase II rules, having been seconded by China's regulator to work on them. Interview by David Walker.
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Taking the lead - how Xin Liu helped evolve C-Ross's market risk rules
21 March 2022Xin Liu had, arguably, the most pivotal risk for CIOs in leading the development of C-Ross Phase II rules on market risk. David Walker gained exclusive insight from him on evolving the rules
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Entering the Dragon - IAR launches series with unparalleled insights into C-Ross Phase II
14 March 2022Series includes profiles of insurers and other key figures in China, Q&As, analysis, factual 'Explainers' and comments. Follow the guide David Walker
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Insurers define the 'central bank gambit'
21 February 2022In an environment of heightened inflation and rising rates, should insurers play defensively against the central banks' next moves?
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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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Conning's scrabble bingo: AI, ESG, EMD, α
09 February 2022Bringing AI to ESG in EMD may look like a hand in Scrabble, but as David Walker found out from Conning-owned asset manager Global Evolution, it's all about generating another letter: alpha
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Navigating the ups and downs of alternative investments
02 February 2022Panellists at Insurance Asset Risk Asia 2022 conference discuss the key to allocating successfully to alternatives. Vincent Huck reports