APAC insurers take to climate transition, private market investment strategies
October 17 2024 by Mithun Varkey
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Interest rates, regulatory uncertainties call for alternative yield strategy: HSBC Asset Management
- April 26
Insurers grappling with the fast-changing US interest rates expectations, new regulatory capital regime and IFRS standard can look to alternative investment strategies for yield enhancement.
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Insurers lobby for removal of green infrastructure investing roadblock
- February 22
The twin challenges of inflation and net-zero transition facing (re)insurers are highlighting the role that infrastructure assets can play in their portfolios, with infrastructure loan yielding as much as 600 bps in risk premium and equities returning 12%.
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China Re can absorb Great Wall AMC write-off hit: S&P Global
- January 24
Losses from a potential full write-off of the reinsurer's 6.5% stake in the state-owned bad debt manager would be within the reinsurer's capital buffer backing its rating.
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Taiwan insurers face high capital pressure despite eased rules: Fitch
- August 4
Certain new amendments under the new solvency framework will also ease the burden on local insurers.
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HSBC Asset Management | The hunt for diversification and performance revitalizes appetite for Asian currency bonds
With diversification and performance high on investors’ agendas, it seems a good time for global portfolios to revive allocations in Asian local currency bonds – including Hong Kong dollar (HKD) bonds.
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PineBridge Investments | Why Asian insurers are exploring private credit and CLOs
The recent rollout of risk-based capital regimes across Asia calls for a closer alignment between insurers’ assets and liabilities. We explore potential ways to maintain a healthy investment yield and robust returns on regulatory capital.
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Peak Re | Emerging Asia middle class: A catalyst for change
Rising demand for elderly care and women driving consumption growth mandate carriers to develop precise solutions to meet customer expectations.
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Guy Carpenter | Private equity’s reshaping of the Asian life sector has further to run
PE-backed reinsurers provide access to asset classes and investment expertise that often don’t exist within the traditional carriers themselves.
