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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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Rising rates keep CIOs on their toes
13 July 2023Inflation-fighting rate hikes in many economies have subtly, but significantly, affected investors' priorities, Insurance Asset Risk's 2023 EMEA conference heard last week. It remains hard to pick the likely trajectory, and appropriate reaction, as Josh Adcock reports
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Zurich Hong Kong's GA - a ship nearly on autopilot
12 July 2023Philipp Furrer, chief investment officer for Hong Kong and Singapore at Zurich, reveals why he sleeps very well at night. Interview by Vincent Huck
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CIOs play the 'long game' - but even that harbours significant investment risks
10 July 2023For long-term investors, as insurance CIOs like to see themselves, inflation and interest rates are short-term considerations, as Josh Adcock reports from Insurance Asset Risk's EMEA 2023 conference
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