Wednesday, August 7th, 2024 ⁠A topical newsletter from CIO Risk Management A newsletter for institutional investors, spotlighting the latest stories on risk management. SPONSORED AD Asset Allocation Troubles Ahead? Allocators Say They Are Ready In a Mercer survey, asset owners say they feel ‘resilient’ about market risk and inflation.   Risk Expect More Borrowing Once the Next Recession Hits, Says Strategist U.S. consumers usually reduce taking out loans in a slump, so one likely winner in the coming downturn, per BCA’s Papic, is homebuilders’ stocks. In-Focus How Insurers’ Investment Portfolios Thrive Despite Loss, Catastrophe Despite underwriting losses due to catastrophic weather and high inflation, rebounding markets, higher rates and private market investments have led property and casualty insurers to see increased investment income. Risk Is an Equal-Weighted Index a Safer Bet Than Cap-Weighted? Nope. Same-sizing the portfolio members means steeper drops and less robust outperformances, says Sam Stovall. Opinion Lessons on How to Manage Major Systemic Risks Investors’ thoughts on how system-level investing, focusing on interconnections between stressed, complex systems, can impact portfolio performance and where it can help. Opinion Identify Risk and Opportunity Through Sustainability Data Enhance investment analysis by integrating ESG performance scores and key issue data.    Did someone forward you this newsletter? Sign up here to get Chief Investment Officer Spotlight directly in your mailbox!

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