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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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As of today, Earth's 2023 ecological budget is in deficit
02 August 2023On Earth Overshoot day, insurance asset managers warn of the threat resource wastes poses to the economy and society, while highlighting tremendous investment opportunities in the old game of supply and demand.
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'Discretion is the better part of valor,' at GIAM
31 July 2023Generali Insurance Asset Management CEO Bruno Servant and members of his team discuss the current market environment, and why caution is in order. Interview by Vincent Huck
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Better ALM helping APAC insurers navigate investment risk
27 July 2023Frank Yuen, vice president for Asia financial institutions at Moody's, discusses the key risks faced by insurers in the APAC region. Interview by Vincent Huck
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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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Practising good liquidity management - for the day liquidity turns bad
24 July 2023Reflecting on the aftermath of the liquidity crisis after the UK's mini budget crisis last autumn, panellists discussed what makes for good liquidity management and where the next crisis will come from. Compiled by Vincent Huck
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Yield protection and inflation hedging, an Asian insurance investing game
20 July 2023Clarence Wong, chief economist of Peak Re, discusses the economic outlook for Asian insurers and implications for their SAA. Interview by Vincent Huck
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IAR EMEA: Private assets - yesterday's story?
19 July 2023Eleanor Bucks, chief investment officer at Lloyd's of London, discusses the continued allure of private assets and market misconceptions at Insurance Asset Risk EMEA 2023 conference
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SunLife HK's CIO on IFRS, rate hikes, geopolitics, and exercising patience
17 July 2023Shiuan Ting van Vuuren discusses why IFRS 17 & 9 implementation have been a challenging and ongoing journey, the impact of rising rates and increased geopolitical tensions, and why she is relaxed about regulatory changes. Interview by Vincent Huck
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Chart of the week -what equity sectors cause, and get hit by, crises and contagion?
14 July 2023Researchers in Brazil analyse US markets from sub-prime to the COVID-19, via the 'Trump-effect'. They tell David Walker which sectors fared worst as Donald Trump rose to power? Was the AIG bail-out 'worth it'? And when it comes to crisis, 'will markets ever learn'?
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- Private credit beats PE for insurers' appetite for the first time in GSAM survey
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- News roundup: Insurance asset management
- Private debt at the forefront of insurers' continued advance into private markets
- Insurers not holding managers to account on responsible investing, ShareAction finds
- Non-PE backed insurers feel pressure to compete with PE-backed firms
- Comment - What CIOs could learn from Japanese insurers - and Dolly Parton
- Outsourcing switch to BlackRock buoys capital surplus at LV