Investments
Schroders raises $420m for new Life Insurance-Linked Security (ILS) fund
Global investment manager Schroders has raised $420 million of capital from third-party institutional investors for a new life insurance-linked securities (ILS) fund strategy that it has launched. The newly-launched Life Insurance-Linked Security (ILS) fund, Life Insurance Linked II, offers its investors a way to gain significant diversification against traditional asset classes, Schroders explained. The life…
Read MoreHamilton’s Easton Re cat bond priced 16% below mid-point of guidance
Hamilton’s new Easton Re Pte. Ltd. (Series 2020-1) catastrophe bond transaction has now been priced at the low-end of already reduced guidance, with the coupon now fixed some 16% lower than the initial guidance mid-point. Hamilton, the Bermuda based insurance and reinsurance holding company, will be delighted with the result of its first full catastrophe…
Read MoreStudy reveals benefits of operationalising ESG in risk transfer & ILS
Market participants across risk transfer, including insurance-linked securities (ILS) and reinsurance, have a lot to gain from further operationalising Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) within their core businesses, our now published study reveals. During the third-quarter of 2020 we teamed up with boutique consulting firm Synpulse Management Consulting to conduct a survey of the maturity…
Read MoreWHO discusses catastrophe bonds to close COVID funding gaps
The World Heath Organization (WHO) has raised the subject of catastrophe bonds as a potential source of capital for funding development of tools to help in the response to the global COVID-19 pandemic. The Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator is an initiative set up by the WHO alongside partners, with the goal of delivering…
Read MoreApple’s Shares Broke Out To A Three-Month High
Commenting on Apple‘s shares hitting a three month hight and today’s trading Gorilla Trades strategist Ken Berman said: Q3 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and more The Drop In Volatility While this afternoon’s strength has to be taken by a grain of salt due to tomorrow’s Fed announcements, the drop in volatility and the performance […]
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Read MoreWill Disney Stock Reach $250 By 2022?
Every week, Benzinga conducts a sentiment survey to find out what traders are most excited about, interested in or thinking about as they manage and build their personal portfolios. Q3 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and more We surveyed a group of over 600 investors on whether the stock of Disney (NYSE: DIS) will reach […]
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Read MoreKevin O’Leary’s 10 Favorite Quality Dividend Stocks
Updated on December 15th, 2020 by Bob Ciura Kevin O’Leary is Chairman of O’Shares Investments, but you probably know him as “Mr. Wonderful”. He can be seen on CNBC as well as the television show Shark Tank. Investors who have seen him on TV have likely heard him discuss his investment philosophy. Mr. Wonderful looks…
Read MoreCFIUS, Economic Sanctions, And China Export Controls In 2021
A look back to 2020 and a look ahead to 2021 regarding CFIUS, Economic Sanctions, and Export Controls from Lawrence Ward. Q3 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and more Lawrence Ward is a partner at the international law firm Dorsey & Whitney (and head of its Seattle office) in international business focusing on U.S. national […]
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Read MoreLoop Industries Inc’s “Independent Review” Of Its Technology Falls Flat
Hindenberg Research’s short report on Loop Industries Inc (NASDAQ:LOOP). Q3 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and more Two months ago we questioned Loop Industries Inc’s “revolutionary” process for recycling PET plastic that it claimed was “disrupting” the industry. Yesterday, Loop published an “independent review” that seems to indirectly confirm that its technology isn’t effective or […]
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