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External and inhouse challenges facing investors and managers alike
20 December 2018During a two-day conference held by the CFA Institute, European investors discussed the geopolitical risks they face, divergences between asset owners and asset managers, and the rise of sustainability in the investment processes. Vincent Huck reports
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Emerging markets: opportunities beyond headline risk
18 December 2018Despite a lot of negative headlines in the summer, emerging markets are still a strategically important asset class for insurers, Sanjay Yodh and Kevin Daly of Aberdeen Standard Investments tell Vincent Huck. But the asset class is tainted by prejudices.
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Nippon Life makes first UK windfarm investment
17 December 2018£200m investment forms part of the firm’s plan to invest JYP 700bn in ESG bonds in the next four years
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JP Morgan AM launches four ETFs
17 December 2018Aiming to help investors avoid uncompensated risk in the current end of the credit cycle environment
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FCA bans and fines Vanguard consultant
17 December 2018Ex-Standard Life manager found in conflict of interest over new roles at General Life Assurance Society and Teachers Provident Society
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China’s Belt & Road Initiative no risk to economy but investment opportunity galore
14 December 2018According to a panel at CFA Institute’s European investment conference
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Comment: the rules of engagement
11 December 2018The same day a report highlighting investors’ shortcomings in coal investment policies was published, investors with a combined $32trn in assets demanded governments increase action on climate change. Vincent Huck tries to reconcile the news
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Private markets shine as public markets decline
10 December 2018CFA Institute latest report warns of shift in capital formation models
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"Solvency II 2018 review - glass half full," Bernardino
10 December 2018The chair of Europe's insurance authority was interviewed at Insurance Risk & Capital EMEA conference
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IFRS 17 & 9 series: a fork in the road
29 November 2018In the final part of this series on the impact of the international financial reporting standards (Ifrs) on insurers' financial reporting, Vincent Huck looks at the potential impact of the standards on risk appetite, and why insurers want to postpone implementing them.
- Private credit market tops $3trn, estimates Alternative Credit Council
- Comment - Will Japanese couples stop giving birth to enough insurance CIOs?
- Bringing structured private credit to European insurers
- Insurance Asset Risk EMEA 2025 round up: are markets optimistic or complacent?
- Comment: Insurers at the centre of pension de-risking's capital market shift
- Japan Post Insurance doubles investments in private property fund since July
- IAR EMEA 2025: "Trump has thrown sand into gearbox of economy," Phoenix Group CIO says
- Resist urge to politicise finance, Munich Re says in response to "Europe first" calls
- Moody's Ratings reveals volume of ERMs in large UK MA portfolios
- Resolution Life seals $1bn block reinsurance deal in Hong Kong
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Hong Kong takes "first step in thousand miles journey" with first long-dated govvie issuance
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M&G Investments appoints global head of client group
11 June 2025Neil Godfrey joins from Barings from 16 June
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MEAG acquires logistics property from Aurelis Real Estate
11 June 2025Potsdam property leased long-term to General Logistics Systems Germany
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How best to hedge - Schroders' wise council on FX risk and APAC insurers
11 June 2025After 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.
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Investment spread widens 8% at Japan's lifers, Fitch finds
11 June 2025Most recent annual figures show spread hit JPY 787bn by March