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CIO Interview: Allianz US' Todd Hedtke
27 December 2021Todd Hedtke, chief investment officer at Allianz US, reflects on 2021, a year marked by "very significant changes". Interview by Abbie Wood
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Mainland China turns Hong Kong insurers green - with desire
22 December 2021As the world's second-largest economy pledges to become net-zero by 2060, the Hong Kong Insurance Authority's annual conference heard $1trn of green investing opportunities lie just across the border. David Walker reports
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Interview with New York regulator's climate head
20 December 2021The NYDFS's unaugural climate change division superintendent, Nina Chen, talks through the regulator's plans to instigate better climate practices among insurers. Interview by Sarfraz Thind
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Notes from a small island - on outsourcing by Bermuda's insurers
16 December 2021David Walker tells the story of how Bermudian CIOs opened up to independent fund managers
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The push-pull for US climate regulation
15 December 2021US Federal regulators are stuck between activists lobbying for greater climate regulation, and the industry calling for a light touch approach, as Sarfraz Thind finds out
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Rise of Illiquids and ESG shows no sign of ending at Asia's insurers
08 December 2021Asia Pacific insurers predict more allocations to illiquids, flavoured by ESG considerations. The major change to investments in the region might come from greater accessibility for Western insurers, Abbie Wood finds out
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Carbon allowances - insurers slowly warm to the net-zero opportunity
06 December 2021The European benchmark price for carbon allowances hit a record high in November, but only one insurer acknowledges investing in them and others seem coy, so far, to deep their toes in, as Vincent Huck finds out
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'Come to me with solutions'
02 December 2021Insurer CIOs and DB pension managers face numerous problems - lucky, then, that Bruno Servant describes Generali Insurance Asset Management as a "solutions factory". David Walker spoke with the CEO.
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Real demand - the rise and rise of infrastructure
29 November 2021From Asia to Europe, insurers are united in their desire for more infrastructure investments. Amid such unabated demand, David Walker took stock
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Inflation? "It's like ketchup in a bottle"
25 November 2021Abbie Wood highlights five key trends for insurance investors in the post-COVID economic recovery, a menu dipped in ketchup.
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