Archive

  • Are the Magnificent Seven the only tech game in town?

    22 January 2025

    AllianzGI's CIO global technology equity, Jeremy Gleeson, discusses the broadening out of tech investments in 2025, why early disappointments are to be expected, and the semiconductor cycle turning point

  • The NAIC is cooking up a hearty bowl of reform, how should US insurers prepare for the meal?

    20 January 2025

    From risk-based capital to GEMS and the Insurer Investment Regulation Framework, 2025 could be a busy year

  • Tariffs and taxes and Trump, oh my!

    15 January 2025

    Zurich guides us down the yellow brick road and into the investment landscape for 2025, including a slowing rate cut trajectory, an extension of the current business cycle, and trade uncertainty

  • From the knowable to the unknowable: Preparing for 2025

    08 January 2025

    As insurers and their asset managers settle back behind their desks after the festive period, we look at some of the themes that could dominate the next few months

  • Exploring the demand in affordable housing

    23 December 2024

    Mike Lohmeier, chief investment officer at IMPACT Community Capital, explains the current state of play in affordable housing investments in the US, and compares it to other real estate asset classes

  • CIO Interview: Conning worried the Fed is not paying enough attention to inflation

    09 December 2024

    Insurance Asset Risk sat down with Cindy Beaulieu, Conning's CIO for North America, to discuss the recent presidential election, the effect a second Trump administration could have on insurers, and the prospects for asset classes and investment risk in 2025.

  • Europe vs the US in 2025: Which is the better placed to boom?

    27 November 2024

    "Lost decade" of poor European equities is over according to DWS's new global CIO, but US could be better placed for growth

  • What does Trump's barnstorming victory mean for insurers?

    13 November 2024

    CIOs Insurance Asset Risk spoke to in the run up to the election were right on the money when it came to predicting a Trump victory, but how can insurers and their asset managers prepare for his second stint at the White House?

  • CIO Interview: How to build a defensive portfolio in case of a monetary policy misstep

    30 October 2024

    CIO, multi-asset and senior portfolio manager, Nate Thooft discusses the make-up of the company's investment portfolio, how to deal with duration, and why maintaining investments in traditional sources of energy is still important.

  • CIO Interview: Red or blue wave? Any wave is a worry in upcoming election

    23 October 2024

    Nate Thooft, chief investment officer, multi-asset and senior portfolio manager at Manulife IM discusses the upcoming US election and the Fed's rate cutting plans