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Stress test or eventuality: it's time to respond
31 January 2017European life insurers should reassess their investment strategies in light of Eiopa's latest stress test, which exposed vulnerabilities to a plausible 'low-for-long' interest rate environment, writes JP Morgan Asset Management's Vladimir Zdorovenin.
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The unorthodox CIO behind MetLife's expansion
25 January 2017MetLife's CIO Steve Goulart manages one of the biggest and most diverse insurance asset portfolios in the US. While the insurer is feeling the pinch of low interest rates, its diversification has helped to calm some of the yield pressure. Sarfraz Thind reports
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Taking control of credit risk
24 January 2017Regulatory changes in the US and persistently low interest rates around the world are raising the profile of credit risk management. EY's Juan Carlos Milan Sotelo says there are a number of common weak spots within a typical credit risk management framework, which insurance CIOs can address with a few fundamental steps. Asa Gibson reports
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Hard Brexit and time for Trump
19 January 2017The uncertainties that flowed into 2017 as a result of the unexpected events of 2016 are beginning to become clearer, and insurers can begin to adjust their asset allocation accordingly. Asa Gibson reports
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How has the Solvency II LTG package influenced investments?
16 January 2017Eiopa's first annual report on long-term guarantee and equity risk measures attempted to uncover potential influences on asset allocation. Asa Gibson looks through the numbers
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Sega drives Conning to new frontiers
11 January 2017Rich Sega has been driving Conning towards a more diversified asset base to meet the challenges that US insurers face in the low yield environment. He talks to Sarfraz Thind about the shifting demands of US insurers.
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Dark clouds gather over secondary market for MA assets
09 January 2017The prospect of a secondary market for MA assets has taken a number of blows as comparisons are drawn to the synthetic CDO market. That may be enough for regulators to stop even a small, illiquid market developing. Callum Tanner reports
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How to win mandates and influence asset allocation
04 January 2017As the largest institutional investors in Europe, insurers represent a major market for asset managers, but they also bring Solvency II-shaped baggage. In this Q&A, Erik Vynckier breaks down the building blocks to winning the custom of European insurers
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The 2017 investment agenda
30 December 2016With 2016 drawing to a close, investors on behalf of insurers can look back on what was a particularly challenging year. They will be keen to steady the ship and step up investment performance in 2017. Asa Gibson reports
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New rules to prompt US asset reshuffle
22 December 2016US insurance is on a collision course with one of its biggest risk capital changes in years. It is a significant change for the long-term asset allocation strategy of US insurers and could herald a reshuffle in the fixed income portfolio. Sarfraz Thind reports.
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