Investments
98% of households who got 2nd coronavirus stimulus check will get 3rd check
Recent reports suggest that President Joe Biden has agreed to make stimulus checks more targeted and thus, would leave out millions of people. However, on Thursday, the White House assured that almost all households who got a payment in December will get the coronavirus stimulus check this time as well. Q4 2020 hedge fund letters, […]
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Read MoreElementum lifts ILS assets under management to $4.4bn
Elementum Advisors, LLC, the insurance-linked securities (ILS) fund management and collateralised reinsurance underwriter, saw fund-raising success at the end of last year, helping to lift its ILS assets under management to $4.4 billion. According to the latest data in our Insurance-Linked Securities Investment Managers & Funds Directory, Elementum has added roughly 5% of assets in…
Read MoreCat bond & ILS issuance already above average in first-quarter of 2021
Catastrophe bond and related insurance-linked securities (ILS) issuance has already surpassed the ten-year average for the first-quarter in 2021, with total issuance recorded in the Artemis Deal Directory now at almost $2.5 billion. The ten-year average for first-quarter issuance of cat bonds and related ILS deals tracked within our Deal Directory is just slightly over…
Read MoreILS market development has been positive for investors: Hilti, Credit Suisse
As the insurance-linked securities (ILS) market continues to expand its remit and reach, it’s important to consider the efforts of the fund and investment side of the space as it looks to service a growing investor base. During the opening day of Artemis’ virtually held ILS NYC 2021 conference, Niklaus Hilti, Head of Insurance-linked Strategies…
Read MoreUS winter storm loss creep likely to be prolonged: Aon
The complexities surrounding the development of an ultimate of insurance and reinsurance market losses from the recent US winter storm event are set to be significant, with broker Aon warning to expect a prolonged period of loss creep. Currently, estimates for the insurance and reinsurance market loss range from low double-digit billions up to $20…
Read MoreLockton Re hires ex-CATCo CUO Simon Moore
Lockton Re, the reinsurance business of the privately held independent global broking firm, has hired Simon Moore, the former Chief Underwriting Officer of CATCo, as a Senior Broker within its Non-Marine Retrocession & Property Specialty team in London. Moore had joined collateralized retrocessional reinsurance investment fund manager CATCo back in 2015, after a stint at…
Read MoreThese Are The 10 Largest Individual Landholders
Land is among the most valuable assets and is also considered a safe asset. However, a significant portion of total inhabitable land (36.8 billion acres) belongs to people for whom investment is not the primary objective. These people are mostly leaders of their countries. If you want to know more about them, then detailed below […]
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Read More2020 Hedge Fund Report: A Year in Review
2020 was a huge year for the hedge fund industry, where overall performance was positive after 9 months of COVID-19 and managers re-asserted their value as a key portfolio diversifier during turbulent times. Q4 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and more With this in mind, Citco, a leading provider of asset servicing solutions to the […]
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Read MoreWarren Buffett’s Dividend Payback
Warren Buffett is one of the world’s richest people. He is also one of the worlds most successful investors. He is one of the few individuals who have managed to compound money at high rates of return for close to 70 years. Q4 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and more Buffett’s Most Prominent Investments He’s […]
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