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Comment: The Cold War over non-financial disclosures
30 June 2021The fragmented landscape of non-financial disclosures is consolidating, and it is geopolitical considerations that are driving the emergence of winners, and the downfall of the rest. Vincent Huck surveys the battlefield and predicts who will emerge victorious.
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The low rate crunch
28 June 2021You can't get away from low rates if you are an insurer. But how bad is the low rate environment for the industry? Well the devil's in the detail as Sarfraz Thind finds out.
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What is driving real asset investment decisions?
23 June 2021In an increasingly complex environment where returns can be scarce one could have expected CIOs to give answers based on fundamentals, but instead, their investment decisions seem to be driven by a greater cause - purpose, as Vincent Huck finds out
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How institutional investors can play a greater role in global trade financing
21 June 2021Gareth Mee, global head of investment advisory, and Richard Wilson, investment advisory manager, at EY explore the opportunity for insurers to help bridge the trade finance gap and make a positive contribution to the global economy's growth and resilience.
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Insurers should embrace green infrastructure to support post-pandemic recovery
16 June 2021Jerome Haegeli, group chief economist at the Swiss Re Institute, reflects on a year of lockdowns, its impact on our thinking around environmental issues, and the key role institutional investors will play in a green recovery.
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The real deal - Europe's insurers primed for G7 infrastructure plan
14 June 2021Leaders of the 'G7' economies announced the 'Build Back Better World' global infrastructure programme, a 'step-change' in their approach to 'mobilise private-sector capital' for the asset class as never before. Europe's insurers stand ready to help, David Walker reports.
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When actuarial science gets political
10 June 2021German insurers warn EU policy makers not to try and fix what is not broken in Solvency II, they also advise against politicising the rules which would lead to a skewed version of risk. David Walker reports
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Liberty Mutual opening up on sustainability
09 June 2021Liberty Mutual has not always had the best reputation when it comes to climate investing. Things appear to be changing, however, as the company embarks on a series of measures to reduce its climate exposures as Patrizio Urciuoli, co-head of strategy and asset allocation, tells Sarfraz Thind
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Jérôme Haegeli - Swiss Re's man with the long-term (green infrastructure) plan
31 May 2021Swiss Re's chief economist deals with black and white facts of the here-and-now. But our future, he hopes, will be somewhat greener, as David Walker discovers
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Royal London's journey into commercial real estate loans for MA portfolio
26 May 2021UK insurer has a "constructive dialogue" with the PRA regarding its MA application, and hopes commercial real estate loans will form part of its MA portfolio, Insurance Asset Risk has learnt. Vincent Huck reports
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