Investments
How to Prepare for Economic Turmoil
The Fallout of COVID-19… So Far Probably one of the biggest headlines at this time are those concerning the Federal Interest rate. The Federal Reserve decided on Wednesday that interest rates shall remain capped at 0% for the foreseeable future. This news is announced amid the continued increase in unemployment claims, another 1.43 million of […]
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Read MoreAmicus Brief Opposes OCC Charter That Would Aid Predatory Lenders
Amicus Brief Opposes OCC’s Plan To Issue National Bank Charters That Would Aid Predatory Lenders Q2 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and more WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Center for Responsible Lending, National Consumer Law Center, and National Community Reinvestment Coalition filed an amicus brief today in Lacewell v. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), in support […]
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Read MoreSenate Republicans, Democrats fail to reach deal on stimulus package
Senate Republicans and Democrats have left Capitol Hill without passing a stimulus package for the House of Representatives to vote on. That means the House will leave for its August recess without being able to even negotiate on the next stimulus package. Q2 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and more Senate Republicans, Democrats unwilling to […]
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Read MoreCohen & Co. targets $207m with second Butler-led re/insurance SPAC vehicle
Cohen & Company, LLC, the fixed income financial services focused investment specialist, has launched its second Special Purpose Acquisition Company, or SPAC, that targets insurance, reinsurance and insurtech investment opportunities. INSU Acquisition Corp. II follows on from the first SPAC, often called blank check company, launched by Cohen & Co., which was named Insurance Acquisition…
Read MoreAlluvial Fund 2Q20: Long Bredband2 i Skandinavien
Alluvial Fund commentary for the second quarter ended June 2020, discussing the virtures of a negative working capital cycle. Q2 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and more Alluvial Fund rose 14.8% in the second quarter, recouping most of the first quarter’s losses. As I write in late July, the fund has reached approximately break-even for […]
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Read MoreHow to reach $1,000,000 in 15 years of Investing
Everyone want’s a million dollars, for the most part. Some may even have – making $1,000,000 a goal of theirs on their lifetime to do list. You haven’t been taught how to get there and your employer doesn’t really help you learn what you need to do to make, earn or generate a stock portfolio…
Read MoreSwiss Re: Covid not a big event for sidecar, aims to expand ILS activity
Global reinsurance firm Swiss Re expects that while it seems that some losses from the Covid-19 pandemic could fall to its quota share sidecar investors, the amount won’t be significant. Speaking this morning during the companies first-half earnings call, CFO of Swiss Re John Dacey said that the pandemic won’t prove to be a big…
Read MoreHurricane Hanna industry loss unlikely to exceed $400m: RMS
Catastrophe risk modelling specialist RMS has said that the ultimate insurance and reinsurance industry loss from recent hurricane Hanna’s impacts largely in Texas are unlikely to exceed the $400 million mark. This compares closely to the industry loss estimate from fellow catastrophe risk modeller Karen Clark & Company (KCC), who said that hurricane Hanna is…
Read MoreHurricane Isaias threatens Florida or US east coast landfall
Isaias achieved category 1 hurricane status overnight as the storm successfully navigated the wind shear that was in its path and intensified to become hurricane Isaias, with the Florida and U.S. east coast firmly in its sights. As we explained yesterday, Isaias is the first Florida and U.S. east coast hurricane threat of the season.…
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