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Insurers' GA - cost or opportunity for affiliated asset managers?
14 April 2021Unlike banks, insurers enjoy a close relationship with their affiliated asset managers, to the point that an insurer's CIO can also be the manager's CEO. Although not prohibited by law, this arrangement raises ethical concerns - ones that regulators are well aware of. Vincent Huck reports
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Lloyd's syndicates see the light on ESG investing
12 April 2021Annual statements promised greater openness on sustainable practices, but some are skeptical of the London market's approach to sustainability. David Walker reports.
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Allianz Real Estate COVID-proofing its property portfolio
08 April 2021Dr. Megan Walters, global head of research at Allianz Real Estate, explains how her team studied the data of 47 cities to present the heads of acquisition with office assets that look to be secure for the future. Interview by Stephanie Harris
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CEO interview: Hales the thinker
06 April 2021Steve Hales CEO at Resolution Re, talks about the challenge of the pandemic and lower rates on the asset side and the continued attraction of Bermuda for reinsurance. Interview by Sarfraz Thind
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Insurers warn of accounting mismatches in implementing IFRS 17 & IFRS 9
30 March 2021But the insurance sector's criticisms lie more with the issue of financial reporting than with the standards themselves, a former standard setter tells Insurance Asset Risk. Vincent Huck reports
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Keeping asset management straightforward and simple at Phoenix
29 March 2021Michael Eakins, chief investment officer at Phoenix Group, discusses the UK insurer's responsible investing strategy and how it dealt with the market turbulences on the back of the global health crisis. Interview by Vincent Huck.
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Phoenix's illiquid strength
24 March 2021Michael Eakins, chief investment officer at Phoenix Group, spoke to Insurance Asset Risk on the day the UK insurer released its year end results. In part one of this interview, he discusses the results and Phoenix's appetite for illiquids. Interview by Vincent Huck
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CI-O Canada!
22 March 2021Raman Srivastava, chief investment officer of Great-West Life, Canada's second largest insurance company, talks about investing in Canada and the quirks and challenges of the local market. Interview by Sarfraz Thind
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How ESG is playing out among Asia's insurers
19 March 2021Opinion is split on whether 'general account ESG investing' in the Asia Pacific region will retain national flavours, or whether local nuances will be supplanted over time by a homogenised global investment method. David Walker reports
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A year to forget? Not if you were a shareholding CIO
16 March 2021One year ago today, markets reached 'peak-panic', as the Vix index hit 82.7. David Walker re-examines insurers' general accounts to show who got hit, who got hedged, and who got shot of their shares
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