Risk

  • US/Europe economic outlooks trade places, AllianzGI says, favours curve-steepeners

    18 March 2025

    Firm's global CIO fixed income says "market euphoria" following November's US elections now a "distant memory"

  • China Life AM announces use of DeepSeek for alternative investing

    18 March 2025

    CLAM says the AI provides "new development opportunities for technology-enabled investment"

  • European insurers to benefit from higher gov defence spending and higher bond yields, Fitch says

    17 March 2025

    While also warning of mass lapse risk and limited impact on Solvency II positions

  • China Life advocates solvency and ratings benefits for insurers buying into VC

    17 March 2025

    Affiliate says "zero tolerance for losses" approach is unhelpful when allocating

  • China Life AM vows to 'support local' with its GA, as global tariff wars flare

    17 March 2025

    Affiliate says China needs more 'patient capital' in its stock market

  • Australians place their bets on climate change's likely trajectory

    14 March 2025

    Knowledge about global warming now at "an inflexion point", says leading academic

  • Chart of the Week - The importance of investing in UK asset-intensive reinsurance deals

    14 March 2025

    Data from RGA's Irish unit shows how much investment returns matter, in funded-re deals since 2015

  • DEI is all about valuing staff, and driving earnings at APAC insurers

    14 March 2025

    DEI policies offer more than a feel-good factor for Asia's underwriters. They're profit-drivers

  • PE market valuations "unnaturally high", RLAM says, advises caution on private markets

    13 March 2025

    Bid-offer gap opening up as default rate has been "muted" and market accepts higher-for-longer interest rates

  • Sompo plans hybrid bond buying as equity sale proceeds accelerate

    13 March 2025

    Japanese group expects over JPY 400bn strategic stake divestments by March

  • Japan Post Insurance eyes bond investments using credit default swaps

    13 March 2025

    JPI wants its asset management permissions to be widened, also for property purchases

  • Allianz calls for "adjusting capital charges" to bring investors to EU's electric energy transition

    11 March 2025

    Allianz Research's paper published today is titled 'plug, baby, plug'

  • APAC Weekly - CIOs become a PR unit's best friend as affordability issues plague sector

    11 March 2025

    In earnings calls non-lifers are looking for 'good days to bury good news'

  • EU's Savings and Investments Union plans: new policy, old hurdles

    11 March 2025

    Insurers respond to Commission's call for evidence

  • Sumitomo Life backs elite sport-tech SME, to help Japan's broader workforce

    11 March 2025

    Tokyo-based investee Euphoria has worked for national-level athletes