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Economic dark clouds, ushering a storm or a quick downpour?
10 November 2022Swiss Re group chief economist Jérôme Jean Haegeli discusses the reinsurer economic outlook and identifies some silver linings. Interview by Vincent Huck
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The Big Reveal - insurers demand look-through...but reply in kind
08 November 2022CIOs might require fund managers to 'show what they've got', to examine holdings and reduce various Solvency II capital charges - but increasingly transparency is working both ways, David Walker unearths
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Phase Two of the Energy Transition
02 November 2022Christopher J. Leslie, executive chairman, Americas at Macquarie Asset Management - Real Assets discusses the second phase at the Insurance Asset Risk Americas 2022 conference. Compiled by Abbie Wood
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Sustainability linked bonds: An opportunity for greenwashing?
31 October 2022Erin Bigley, head of fixed income responsible investing at AllianceBernstein, discusses avoiding greenwashing in keynote talk at IAR Americas 2022. Abbie Wood reports
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Balancing transition and physical risk
26 October 2022They are two sides of the same coin and not approached in the same manner, but ultimately can be reconciled in an effective ESG investing framework, according to panellists at Insurance Asset Risk Americas 2022 conference. Vincent Huck reports
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Net-zero politics
24 October 2022Panellists at Insurance Asset Risk Americas 2022 conference discuss the implications of the politization of sustainability topics in the US. Vincent Huck reports
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Managing and diversifying credit risk
19 October 2022Insurers discuss credit risk at Insurance Asset Risk Americas 2022 conference. Panel highlights compiled by Vincent Huck
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The gilts crisis silver lining
18 October 2022The UK financial market crisis has not been pretty for most investors. But while the overleveraged have suffered the current market downturn may actually benefit insurers in the long run. Ronan McCaughey and Sarfraz Thind report
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Investing in risky assets
17 October 2022Insurance Asset Risk Americas 2022 conference tackled the issue of increased risk and complexity in insurers' investment portfolio and the regulatory response, here are some highlighted comments. Compiled by Vincent Huck
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Investment opportunities amid the gloom
12 October 2022The outlook may not be rosy for the coming months, but insurers believe investment opportunities are still there for those who know where to look. Vincent Huck reports
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