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Road to sustainability not as straight as Route 66
18 October 2021The journey to sustainable investing will be longer and more arduous for US insurers than those in other geographies given the plethora of smaller, under-resourced companies in the country. Sarfraz Thind reports
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CIO interview: Illiquidity irrelevant, it's the complexity that matters
13 October 2021Anup Agarwal, CIO at Global Atlantic Financial Group, discusses trends in illiquid markets on the back of COVID-19, and why complexity is more important than illiquidity. Interview by Vincent Huck
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Inflation not as much of an issue as rates
12 October 2021Panellists at Insurance Asset Risk 2021 Americas discuss inflation risk, and their hope for a rise in rates. Vincent Huck reports
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IAR Americas: Post-pandemic investment lessons part II
07 October 2021Insurers discuss the growing importance of private markets in their portfolio at Insurance Asset Risk Americas 2021 conference. Compiled by Abbie Wood.
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Fossilised investments
05 October 2021The US insurers' portfolios remain heavily skewed to oil, gas and coal assets. Even as the clamour for net-zero grows, where is the insurance business going with fossil fuels? Sarfraz Thind reports
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Comment: A good compromise is one where no one is happy
29 September 2021Carlos Montalvo Rebuelta analyses the European Commission's proposals for the Solvency II review, in particular those changes that have been flying under the radar of public debates.
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Real estate debt, not out of the woods yet
27 September 2021While real estate debt portfolios have performed well in the last 18 months, investors are acutely aware that their life support in the form of QE programmes is reaching its limit. So what next? Vincent Huck reports
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IAR Americas: Post-pandemic investment lessons
22 September 2021Insurers share their lessons from the pandemic and its impact on markets at Insurance Asset Risk Americas 2021 conference. Compiled by Abbie Wood.
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The Viking's tale
21 September 2021Vikings liked conquering things, so it surprised David Walker little that Nordic insurance CIOs vanquished 2020's turbulent markets
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BTPs - the love affair Italian CIOs can't quite let go of...
16 September 2021Italians love their domestic government bonds, and although regulators beg for diversification, CIOs are in no rush to let go. Abbie Wood reports
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- L&G signs private credit outsourcing deal with Blackstone
- Zurich and Amundi launch green bond fund
- From major regulators to major ratings agencies, funded re causes concern
- MA Investment Accelerator proposal on track for Q4
- Private credit appetite redefines asset owner/manager relationships
- Athora acquisition neutral to PIC's ratings, Fitch says
- Utmost Life and Pensions updates on BPA progress since entering market last year
- Manulife IM reaches $1.1bn final close on Co-Investment Partners III fund
- Lloyd's Market Association forms Treasury and Investments Group