Analysis

• Insurers warn of accounting mismatches in implementing IFRS 17 & IFRS 9

  30 March 2021

  But 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

  

• Keeping asset management straightforward and simple at Phoenix

  29 March 2021

  Michael 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.

  

• Phoenix's illiquid strength

  24 March 2021

  Michael 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

  

• CI-O Canada!

  22 March 2021

  Raman 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

  

• How ESG is playing out among Asia's insurers

  19 March 2021

  Opinion 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

  

• A year to forget? Not if you were a shareholding CIO

  16 March 2021

  One 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

  

• Gender diversity - an issue 'under the weather'

  08 March 2021

  Are insurance investors burying their heads in the sand when it comes to gender diversity? While climate issues are clearly outlined in their investment policies, diversity considerations and, within that, gender issues, are left in the small print. Vincent Huck explores why.

  

• Move to equality requires changes in mindsets from governments, men, and women

  08 March 2021

  The evidence for diverse teams leading to positive financial returns is ever increasing, but changes in mindset is key ingredient to achieve greater gender diversity according to Edith Siermann, head of fixed income solutions and responsible investing at NN Investment Partners. Interview by Stephanie Harris

  

• The City's toxicity on the decline?

  08 March 2021

  For International Women's Day, an investment professional at one UK insurer in London's City financial district tells of her experience with gender diversity in the underwriting industry. Interview by Vincent Huck

  

• Gender diversity should be based on meritocracy not a percentage, Prudential Malaysia CIO says

  08 March 2021

  In light of International Women's Day, Esther Ong, Prudential Malaysia's chief investment officer, gave her thoughts on gender diversity within the industry and how women no longer have to hide in storerooms to feed their children. Interview by Stephanie Harris.