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How is Aviva balancing the influx of BPA business?
06 November 2024Ashish Dafria, CIO at Aviva, and Barry Fowler, director, insurance and investment solutions at Aviva Investors, discuss how the two businesses are working together on the ever-plentiful number of BPA deals being done
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Liquidity risk tops Bermudian's concerns
04 November 2024Interest rates volatility a key area of focus for CIOs, the audience at Insurance Risk and Capital Bermuda 2024 conference heard
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CIO Interview: How to build a defensive portfolio in case of a monetary policy misstep
30 October 2024CIO, 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.
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Private market trends: Is private credit allowing insurers to get a better night's sleep?
28 October 2024Covenant protection a key factor in a space that is "always open" no matter what the market's drama of the day
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CIO Interview: Red or blue wave? Any wave is a worry in upcoming election
23 October 2024Nate 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
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The next step in impact? Catalysing scale
22 October 2024M&G's Catalyst believes the climate transition is "arguably the greatest commercial opportunity in history", as it looks to carve out a niche in funding the scale-up of innovative businesses
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CIO interview: Aspen looking for duration, quality and... more asset managers
17 October 2024Aspen's chief investment officer for US and Bermuda, Thomas Preis met with Insurance Asset Risk in New York to discuss the Bermuda-headquartered group's investment strategy to move up in quality, and further diversify its asset classes and outsourcing asset managers
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The art of fishing in more than one pond at F&G
16 October 2024Chief investment officer Leena Punjabi discusses the US insurer's investment strategy, its partnership with Blackstone, and where the investment opportunities currently lie.
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Grudge match: How is the market preparing for the US presidential election?
14 October 2024The US presidential race in just a few months has dispensed more thrills and spills than the fabled race of 1968. But what is worrying insurers and their asset managers about the outcome of 2024?
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Pricing in the benefits of old age
09 October 2024Genworth chief investment officer Kelly Saltzgaber explains how the US insurer makes the most of its liabilities characteristics to find yield in duration and illiquid assets
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- AllianzGI announces $270m close of APAC infra credit fund
- PGIM hires new head of insurance from Blackstone
- Allianz takes 51% stake in German battery storage platform
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- German insurers welcome seismic pension reform - with caveats
- AllianzGI highlights remuneration transparency concerns in Swedish AGM decision