The challenges of investing in the myriad of new infrastructure assets was the focus of the recent Insurance Investment Exchange roundtable entitled ‘The New Economy: Opportunities in net zero, data and social infrastructure’, writes Contributing Editor David Worsfold.

The UK Treasury has launched a Transition Plan Taskforce to develop "rigorous and robust” measures to tackle greenwashing and intensify the scrutiny of corporate plans to transition to net zero carbon emissions by 2050.

The government’s British Energy Strategy, launched last week to a mixed political response, will require Solvency II reforms to succeed, says the Association of British Insurers.

It's been a month now since Russia attacked Ukraine. This week, for the first time since the invasion, the headlines changed from covering that to debating the Chancellor's spring statement and the cost of living crisis for UK households. That twin tension is also playing out in many other countries around the world. Join the Insurance Investment Exchange at a series of events offering CIOs fresh insights into these issues.

The Irish asset management community has steadily expanded since Brexit with Dublin now home to 17 of the top 20 global asset managers, taking advantage of access to the EU-wide marketing passport for a range of products.

Leading ratings agencies have moved quickly to publish reassuring assessments of the implications of the war in Ukraine on the insurance industry.