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In the Know - Schroders' Alberto Scarsini
23 October 2023A background rooted firmly in the world of insurers and their investing habits has equipped Alberto Scarsini very well indeed, for advising EMEA and global insurers, at the asset manager Schroders, as David Walker discovers
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Nassau on navigating a very volatile year
03 August 2023Nassau's CIO David Czerniecki has had his hands full this year with new acquisitions and steering through market volatility. He tells Sarfraz Thind about a busy 2023 so far.
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Allianz Life's CIO: from AGI to AI
21 June 2023Jean Roch Sibille sees the use of AI spilling over into the asset management world. But are machines ready to replace the CIO himself? Not just yet, he tells Sarfraz Thind
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Allianz Life's CIO: from risk to return
13 June 2023Jean Roch Sibille moved from his CRO role at Allianz Life to take over the CIO mantle just over a year ago. He gives an insight into the firm's asset management strategy and working with some of the best investors on the street. Sarfraz Thind reports
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CNP Assurances' philosophy of 'investing meaningfully'
17 May 2023In the third and final part of this series, chief investment officer Olivier Guigné discusses the French insurer's approach to sustainability investing and why biodiversity needs to become an economic necessity. Interview by Vincent Huck
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Investing made simpler, in a more complex world, at CNP Assurances
10 May 2023In the second of this three-part interview, chief investment officer Olivier Guigné discusses the current investment landscape for insurers, and where CNP Assurances sees opportunities going froward. Interview by Vincent Huck
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CNP Assurances in praise of an "all-terrain" investment strategy
03 May 2023Chief investment officer Olivier Guigné, winner of this year's CIO of the year award from Insurance Asset Risk, talks macro economy, why no single scenario should now dominate a CIO's thinking, and why 2023 will be good for credit analysts - but bad for 'zombies'. Interview by Vincent Huck
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Thoughts from a CRO: the problem with CLOs
17 April 2023Will the push into leverage now come back and bite the insurance investors who have been stocking up on CLOs and private credit? Quite possibly, according to Nick Silitch, ex-CRO of Prudential Financial.
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Lloyd's of London playing the oldest trick in the book
03 April 2023The insurance market's first CIO, Eleanor Bucks, describes her responsibilities and the 'why' and 'how' of the first fund in its newly-formed investment platform. Interview by Vincent Huck
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Global Atlantic's CIO talks shop
15 March 2023Anup Agarwal, CIO, explains why Global Atlantic does not support US insurance regulators proposed changes on structured assets' capital charges calibrations. Interview by Sarfraz Thind