Analysis

• COVID-19: Investing in pyjamas

  26 May 2020

  The shift in working practices has gone smoothly, they say. Investors are still contacting clients, though tieless, via the numerous video conference calls they are now undertaking. But the virtual world doesn't cut it when it comes to relationship building. Sarfraz Thind reports

  

• Where is the G in ESG?

  20 May 2020

  In the second piece of this two-part interview, Michael Morosi, global equity manager at Mapfre, unwraps the concept of good governance and how his fund makes investment decisions accordingly. Interview by Vincent Huck

  

• Insurers' social investing takes the spotlight in battle against COVID-19

  18 May 2020

  If the pandemic has any silver lining, it is in boosting the prominence of the social aspect of environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing. David Walker investigates this 'elevation', and whether it will outlast the virus it is being rallied to combat.

  

• Moody's reveals potential impact of downgrades on Solvency ratios

  14 May 2020

  The rating agency has run stress tests on European insurers' corporate bond portfolios and reveals that, in the most extreme scenario, solvency ratios could decrease by up to 50 percentage points. Vincent Huck reports

  

• Interview: EU rethinks regulatory priorities in light of COVID-19

  12 May 2020

  Elizabeth Gillam, head of EU government relations and public policy at Invesco, discusses the European Union re-prioritisation of work streams in light of the COVID-19 crisis, and why sustainability will come out on top. Interview by Vincent Huck

  

• Insurers update SCR ratios hit by investment market falls

  06 May 2020

  Dividend revisions, capital raisings and delays to Part VII transfers also explained in SFCRs. David Walker reports

  

• Mapfre turns to offence

  04 May 2020

  In the first of a two part interview, Michael Morosi, global equity manager at Mapfre, explains the change of regime the market is currently undergoing and where the opportunities lie for long term investors. Interview by Vincent Huck

  

• The rise of social investing amid COVID-19

  29 April 2020

  Elisabeth Stadler, chief executive of Vienna Insurance Group, has been one of the industry's most long-standing advocates of social investing - the "S" in ESG. As combating COVID-19 heightens the general awareness of socially-minded investing, she discusses the topic with David Walker

  

• Regulating fear and greed in COVID-19

  27 April 2020

  Asset 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.

  

• Comment: COVID-19 - beyond 1-in-200

  23 April 2020

  Gareth Mee looks at how the insurance industry is responding to the far-reaching financial impacts of Coronavirus