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APAC Weekly: US exceptionalism 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

How should investors respond to "a year of disruptions"?

Panellists at Insurance Asset Risk's EMEA 2025 conference discuss the impact of uncertainty, and potential responses to upturned expectations

Behind the scenes: Inside L&G's unique investment in Togo

Insurers seen as prime candidates for development banks looking to broaden their investment bases

Mike Eakins in the hot seat

At Insurance Asset Risk's recent EMEA 2025 conference in London, Mike Eakins, CIO of Phoenix Group, discussed in a fireside chat a wide set of issues, ranging from the new Mansion House Accord to the benefits of volatility and the continuing rise of private asset investments.

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

Is the UK PRT market on course for another bumper year?

Insurance Asset Risk asks L&G's John Towner and Dom Moret

Is the future of equities in the Old World?

The US has been the king of equities for a long time - but recent policy has made that crown unsteady. Is Europe about to accede?