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Regulating fear and greed in COVID-19
27 April 2020Asset managers are reporting tales of firms gearing up to take advantage of the opportunities in the market. But when push comes to shove how easy is it to react? Sarfraz Thind explores the psychology of investing in a COVID-19 environment.
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Comment: COVID-19 - beyond 1-in-200
23 April 2020Gareth Mee looks at how the insurance industry is responding to the far-reaching financial impacts of Coronavirus
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Dialling up the asset management products in China
21 April 2020New regulatory guidelines in China for insurers' asset management products could electrify the once contentious $400bn market. David Walker reports
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Comment: Pastures new - ALM in today's reporting environment
20 April 2020Stuart Jarvis looks at how reporting rules have developed and why they are tightening, and how insurers can approach investment decisions in the new ALM landscape.
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IFRS 9 implementation - the sooner one starts the better
15 April 2020Based on their experience with a joint insurance clients, JP Morgan Asset Management and Clearwater Analytics discuss the ins and outs of implementing the accounting standard, and why insurers should start early. Interview by Vincent Huck
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CIOs start assessing 'what next', despite continued volatility
13 April 2020Investment markets look for brighter days even while the gloomiest persist. Some insurers' chief investment officers are doing the same, as David Walker reports
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Suspension of dividend payments, more firepower for the investment teams?
09 April 2020As some insurers follow suit on regulators' urge not to pay dividends and others refuse to comply, Vincent Huck looks at whether dividend retention could result in more ammunition for the investment teams to invest in markets
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Asset risk: Open hunting season or fool's gold?
07 April 2020Sarfraz Thind takes a deep dive into how Covid-19 has distorted the market. In part one of this two part series he looks at commercial mortgage-backed securitisations (CMBS), collateralised loan obligation (CLO) and municipal bonds.
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IAR SURVEY: Insurers unprepared for COVID-19's market turbulence
06 April 2020Insurance Asset Risk surveyed the industry to find out how it is rethinking asset allocation in the wake of COVID-19's impact on the economy and financial markets. Vincent Huck presents the results
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No yield, too few bunds - what investment trials mean for 2020 Review
03 April 2020Frank Schiller, board member of the DAV, tells David Walker in a far ranging interview his thoughts on the 2020 Solvency II review and where he believes EIOPA needs to step up its work.
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