With a new regulatory regime in the making, the lifers’ relatively high allocation to domestic equity will incur a higher cost, and selling off can be either boom or bust.
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As interest rates have started to move, the larger Japanese life insurers consider either unhedged US investments, or aiming for the eurozone.
The NGO's election of a Japanese insurer board member promises to improve ESG stewardship in fixed income, plus bridge the gap between investors and policymakers.
From AsianInvestor magazine: The steady returns from low-volatility funds of funds offer financial institutions comfort in an increasingly uncertain environment.
Competition for the insurer''s $40 billion in global assets heats up as one custodian predicts a July announcement for the mandate.