Posts By: aappel

The Trump administration has begun executing on what it calls the “3-3-3+” economic plan, a blend of fiscal, monetary, and trade policies designed to fundamentally reshape America’s economic trajectory by 2028. Proposed originally by Treasury… Read more »

Several weeks ago, Jeff spoke about the Allianz Risk Barometer and its top 10 risks for 2025, with the number 2, 3, and 5 spots attributed to business interruption, natural catastrophes, and climate change, respectively…. Read more »

Capital flows into water tech hit a record in 2024, with $1.16BN of equity investments. This is encouraging given water’s criticality to economic growth, but pretty low given the U.S. was behind by $91B in 2024 alone for… Read more »

The recent Los Angeles wildfires have had a significant impact on the $4T dollar municipal bond market.  According to VanEck, approximately $70B dollars of this market was exposed to the wildfires at the end of… Read more »

Natural catastrophes caused global insured losses of $154 billion in 2024, a number that’s 27% above the 10-year average, while the California fires of 2025 have projected losses between $28 to $45 billion. As the… Read more »

“There are very few times that I see a topic and I think, this is unbelievable.  It’s a hugely investible idea, great returns, and [almost] no one is focused on it.  No one is putting… Read more »

The Allianz Risk Barometer tracks the most important corporate concerns for the year ahead, as voted for by 3,700+ risk management experts from 106 countries and territories. After the top concern of cyber security, the number 2, 3,… Read more »

The commentary highlights the growing appeal of thematic investing, which focuses on opportunities in areas like climate adaptation, energy efficiency, and resource scarcity. Unlike traditional investments such as the S&P 500, which emphasize large and… Read more »

2024 will be remembered as the first-year global temperatures consistently surpassed the 1.5°C threshold above pre-industrial levels. This milestone signals a new era of climatic volatility, where we believe increasing extreme weather events will test… Read more »