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"The Fed's medicine is working"
18 September 2023Ahead of his intervention at Insurance Asset Risk Americas 2023 conference, Thomas Holzheu, chief economist Americas, deputy head of group economic research and strategy at Swiss Re, discusses the macro-economic and geopolitical outlook.
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CIOs to fasten seatbelts for bumpy landing as Fed spots runway
13 September 2023"The Fed won't hike rates next week," former president of Kansas City Fed predicts. While asset owners are at odds on the likelihood of a recession and asset managers brace themselves for what will not be a "piece of (cheese)cake"
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Comment: Athora deputy CEO on weathering the storm
16 August 2023Michele Bareggi, president & deputy CEO at Athora Group, explains why investing in private markets combined with a robust investment risk framework is the key to weather the volatility storm
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Blackstone: Size matters
09 August 2023No matter what they tell you, size is important in this world. And Blackstone is up there with the biggest. Its insurance group has tripled assets in five years—and it does not intend to stop there.
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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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AI: Rise of the machines
26 July 2023AI has become the ubiquitous topic of conversation this year. Investors, like many others, are looking at its potential uses. But can machines really replace humans in the delicate discipline of allocation? Sarfraz Thind reports
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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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The US battles against ESG
22 May 2023US climate change politics have hit a turning point. What started off as mild disgruntlement against woke investing now looks to have turned into an all-out war by right-leaning states against climate siders. It is enough to make the head spin. Sarfraz Thind reports
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US debt ceiling drama strikes again
18 May 2023Grubby politics are again featuring as the spoiler for financial market equilibrium. The US debt ceiling standoff seems to be an annual affair—but this one looks a lot more serious than those in the past. Sarfraz Thind reports