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Asset owners are navigating an environment that continues to grow in complexity. While a crowded, competitive marketplace persists, evolving attitudes towards resilience and fragility, as well as growing emphasis on ESG has contributed to an increasingly complex landscape that insurers have to navigate.

This report will address higher level topics and points of contention, as well as discuss current issues and challenges related to private markets, equities, ESG, operational risk, and short-term cash tools. Various opinions and case studies will enable readers to come away with a broader and deeper understanding of the current marketplace, and how asset owners are navigating new opportunities and persisting challenges.

The Insurance Asset Management, Europe 2021 report brings together Investment, Risk and Treasury professionals to discuss crucial issues related to the current economic climate, operational risks, how to navigate the current investment environment and fresh opportunities.

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SECTION 1

MANAGING THE EVOLVING ECONOMIC AND MARKET ENVIRONMENT

1.1 WHITEPAPER: The most impactful Black Swan event in history: effect on the workforce, technology, capital markets, and Brexit
- Tera Allas, Director of Research and Economics, McKinsey & Co.

1.2 ROUNDTABLE DEBATE: High liquidity but low opportunity: What are the range of strategy options in a crowded competitive marketplace?
Moderator:
- Sara Benwell, Editor, Insurance-Investor.com
Panellists:
- Ashish Dafria, Chief Investment Officer, Aviva
- Christian Dahmen, Chief Risk Officer, NewRe
- Patrick Saner, Head Macro Strategy, SwissRe

1.3 WHITEPAPER: A macroeconomic outlook at the post-pandemic landscape: what are the long-term implications for the economy, inflation, and monetary policy?
- Prof. Beata Javorcik, Chief Economist, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

SECTION 2

ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL AND GOVERNANCE

2.1 ROUNDTABLE DEBATE: Improving ESG efficiency – is it more impactful to boycott or collaborate?
Moderator:
- Sara Benwell, Editor, Insurance-Investor.com
Panellists:
- Adam Ruddle, Senior Investment Manager, LV=
- Michael Eakins, Chief Investment Officer, ReAssure
- Andrew Parry, Head of Sustainable Investment, Newton

SECTION 3

OPPORTUNITIES AND OPTIMAL ALLOCATION

3.1 WHITEPAPER: Private Market Solutions for Insurers – Aligning Opportunities with Balance Sheet Requirements
- Barry Fricke, Global Head of Private Credit, Product Strategy and Solutions, Aberdeen Standard Investments
- Richard Roberts, Global Insurance Investment Director, Aberdeen Standard Investments

3.2 WHITEPAPER: Protected equities: what is its role in an insurer’s portfolio and what does optimal allocation look like?
- Rudyard Ekindi, Global Investment Solutions, Lyxor Asset Management

SECTION 4

INVESTMENT RISK MANAGEMENT

4.1 EXPERT DEBATE: From portfolio monitoring to stress testing: how to integrate new investments, approaches and risks
Moderator:
- Sara Benwell, Editor, Insurance-Investor.com
Panellists:
- Dimitrios Palaiologos, Head of Financial Risk, Convex Insurance
- Ankit Shah, Head of Investments and Treasury, QIC Global

SECTION 5

TREASURY & LIQUIDITY MANAGEMENT

5.1 ROUNDTABLE DEBATE: Examining the range of short-term investment cash tools: are money market funds the only viable short-term cash tool option?
- Matthew da Cunha, Treasury Manager, Aspen
- Simon Rich, Group Treasurer, Prudential
- David Epstein, Director of ALM and Treasury, Aviva

Tera Allas

Director of Research and Economics, McKinsey & Co.

Ashish Dafria

Chief Investment Officer, Aviva

Christian Dahmen

Chief Risk Officer, NewRe

Patrick Saner

Head Macro Strategy, SwissRe

Prof. Beata Javorcik

Chief Economist, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

Adam Ruddle

Senior Investment Manager, LV=

Michael Eakins

Chief Investment Officer, ReAssure

Andrew Parry

Head of Sustainable Investment, Newton

Barry Fricke

Global Head of Private Credit, Product Strategy and Solutions, Aberdeen Standard Investments

Richard Roberts

Global Insurance Investment Director, Aberdeen Standard Investments

Rudyard Ekindi

Global Investment Solutions, Lyxor Asset Management

Dimitrios Palaiologos

Head of Financial Risk, Convex Insurance

Ankit Shah

Head of Investments and Treasury, QIC Global

Matthew da Cunha

Treasury Manager, Aspen

Simon Rich

Group Treasurer, Prudential

David Epstein

Director of ALM and Treasury, Aviva

Aberdeen Standard Investments is dedicated to helping investors around the world reach their investment goals and broaden their financial horizons.


We provide expertise across a breadth of markets, asset classes and investment approaches. With around 1,000 investment professionals, and operations in global financial capitals and important regional centres, this brings us closer to our clients and customers around the world. It also provides invaluable knowledge and insight to share with our people.


As at 30 June 2020, we manage £455.6 bn (€501.2 bn/US$ 562.9 bn) on behalf of governments, pension funds, insurers, companies, charities, foundations and individuals in 80 countries.

Lyxor Asset Management Group ("the Lyxor group"), wholly-owned directly or indirectly by Societe Generale and composed notably of two subsidiaries (1) (2), is a European asset management specialist, an expert in all investment styles, active, passive or alternative. From ETFs to multi-management, with EUR 149.8 billion* under management and advisory, Lyxor group creates innovative investment solutions to meet the long-term challenges of sustainable investments, with a particular focus on the fight against climate change. Thanks to its experts and its engineering tradition and research, Lyxor group combines search for performance and risk management. (1) Lyxor Asset Management S.A.S. is approved by the «Autorité des marchés financiers» (French regulator) under the agreement # GP98019. (2) Lyxor International Asset Management S.A.S. is approved by the «Autorité des Marchés Financiers» (French regulator) under the agreement # GP04024. * Including EUR 17.2 billion Assets under Advisory, equivalent of USD 175,3 billion in assets under management and advisory (including USD 20.1 billion Assets under Advisory) at the end of September 2020.

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