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IAR survey: Insurers split on likelihood of a second COVID-19 wave
08 June 2020Insurance Asset Risk surveyed the market on the shape of the COVID-19 recovery and found insurers divided on the likelihood of a second wave of the pandemic, though more positive about the recovery than third-party asset managers helping them. Vincent Huck reports
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Shift to investing in APAC, particularly China, not going away with COVID-19
02 June 2020The pandemic and its effect on the economy and markets will not affect allocation trends towards emerging markets and in particular increased interest in Chinese opportunities. Invesco head of EMEA for fixed income Nick Tolchard discusses the reasons why China remains a land of opportunities. Interview by Stephanie Harris
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Dialling up the asset management products in China
21 April 2020New regulatory guidelines in China for insurers' asset management products could electrify the once contentious $400bn market. David Walker reports
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IAR SURVEY: Insurers unprepared for COVID-19's market turbulence
06 April 2020Insurance Asset Risk surveyed the industry to find out how it is rethinking asset allocation in the wake of COVID-19's impact on the economy and financial markets. Vincent Huck presents the results
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China's insurance giants divulge the finer details of investment outsourcing
30 March 2020Could European underwriters have a thing or two to learn from their Chinese counterparts when it comes to transparency in their reporting? David Walker takes a closer look
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Insurers advised to stay put with EM holdings amid COVID-19 chaos
25 March 2020With lower ratings than their developed market counterparts and potential economic dependencies to oil, emerging markets are on the frontline of the COVID-19 crisis. It is raising questions for insurers' allocation to the asset class. Vincent Huck reports
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Emerging markets outlook infected by a virus
13 February 2020Easing in geopolitical tensions combined with encouraging economic factors suggest a good year ahead for emerging markets, but will insurers take the bait considering economic disruptions from the latest coronavirus outbreak? Stephanie Harris and Vincent Huck report
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China Taiping Insurance looks to new life for Singapore unit
04 February 2020A prudent increase in risk-taking and more US dollar investments are on the cards as China Taiping Insurance Singapore continues its transformation from a general underwriter to a composite, David Walker reports
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2020 Asia Outlook: Unthreading the Asian patchwork
15 January 2020Ever a patchwork of underwriting industries, the insurers of Asia will go their own ways when investing in 2020, as demands of performance, new regulation and even mild governmental cajoling come to play in varying degrees in the different jurisdictions. By David Walker
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Asia Pacific: a chief economist perspective
09 January 2020Clarence Wong, chief economist and head of economic research & consulting for Swiss Re in Asia-Pacific, talks to Vincent Huck about the current trends in Asia and why insurers have not yet harnessed the investment opportunities of the Greater Bay Area or the Belt & Road Initiative.