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Insurers plotting portfolio shifts amid ultra-low rates

Richard Morrow
Regional life insurers will seek to reweigh their portfolios to seek out sufficient returns in the low rate environment, reduce duration gaps and adapt to new capital rules.
Insurers plotting portfolio shifts amid ultra-low rates

A mixture of low fixed income returns, dropping currency swap rates, a need to reduce duration gaps and regulatory changes are leading life insurance companies across Asia to reassess their investment portfolios, and could cause sizeable portfolio shifts.

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