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Carson Block’s Thoughts On GSX Techedu
Whitney Tilson’s email to investor discussing Marijuana decriminalization just took a big step forward in Congress; the new science of psychedelics; Carson Block’s latest thoughts on GSX Techedu; Exxon under pressure from new activist fund; $210,000 lunch. Q3 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and more Marijuana Decriminalization Just Took A Big Step Forward In Congress […]
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Read MorePaperless Trade Between Australia And Singapore With The Help Of Blockchain
Singapore has always been Australia’s largest trading partner. Although a trading partnership between these two countries has a long history, the official agreement was signed just a few months ago, in August 2020 when Australia-Singapore Digital Economy Agreement (DEA) was achieved. This agreement is an important step forward for both countries as it will develop […]
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Read MoreJanuary 2021 reinsurance renewals: Less firm than forecast?
It appears we’re heading quickly towards a familiar reinsurance renewals story, where the ambition to capitalise on rate increases and subsequent inflows of capacity are now serving to ramp up competition. As a result, market sources expect pricing at the January 2021 reinsurance renewals will not be as hard as forecast back in September or…
Read MoreThe Labor Department Should Finish the Job on Robo-Voting
In recent months the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) intervened in the proxy voting process, instituting changes that will modernize system after more than a decade and will help ensure that the interests of retail investors are better protected. Q3 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and more Regulations On The Use Of Proxy Advisors Now, […]
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Read MoreWhy coronavirus stimulus checks are still very possible
Since last week there have been reports that the next stimulus package would not include direct payments. The new bipartisan bill also didn’t include stimulus checks. However, over the past couple of days, support has grown for another round of coronavirus stimulus checks. Q3 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and more White House in favor […]
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Read MoreNew Warning Issued About Pfizer’s COVID Vaccine
After clinical trials showed no major side effects with Pfizer’s COVID vaccine, the U.K. is attaching a new warning after severe allergic reactions in two patients who were among the first to receive it outside the clinical trial. Q3 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and more Warning issued for Pfizer’s COVID vaccine The warning is […]
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Read MoreNicaragua gets parametric insurance payout for hurricane Iota from CCRIF
Having already received a $10.7 million payout under its parametric tropical cyclone policy after hurricane Eta from the CCRIF, Nicaragua has now also received a payout for a second Category 4 storm, hurricane Iota. The CCRIF SPC (formerly known as the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility) provides a range of parametric catastrophe insurance products to…
Read MoreESG survey finds gap between its perceived importance & actual practice
While the recent survey we conducted alongside Synpulse, looking at the adoption of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) practices in the risk transfer, reinsurance and insurance-linked securities (ILS) markets, found that ESG is perceived as very important, there is an evident gap between perception and actual practice. During the third-quarter of 2020 we teamed up…
Read MoreAlphabet’s second Phoenician Re cat bond priced above mid-point
The second catastrophe bond issuance from Alphabet, Inc., the holding company for tech giant Google and its units, has now been priced and the coupon for the $95 million Phoenician Re Ltd. (Series 2020-2) transaction has been fixed above the mid-point of guidance. Alphabet’s first catastrophe bond issuance, the Phoenician Re Ltd. (Series 2020-1) transaction…
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