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RGA explored pandemic risk transfer, including catastrophe bonds
Reinsurance Group of America (RGA) has explored a variety of ways of transferring mortality risks related to pandemics off its books, including capital markets backed instruments such as catastrophe bonds. The life focused reinsurance firm has a significant mortality book, of course, as a result of which pandemics are one of the peak modelled exposures…
Read MoreNot everything in ILS comes down to models: Chin Liu, Amundi Pioneer
When it comes to building a portfolio of insurance-linked securities (ILS) and reinsurance linked investments, there is more to quality and return potential than simply following models, according to Chin Liu of Amundi Pioneer. Liu is a Director of Insurance-Linked Securities and a Portfolio Manager at Amundi Pioneer, managing over $90 billion in assets, including…
Read MoreRead this before you use your 401(k) to buy a house
It’s possible to use your 401(k) for a down payment when buying a home. But it’s not always best. Learn how a 401(k) loan works and other options. Original Article Posted at : https://themortgagereports.com/18789/should-you-borrow-from-your-401k-to-purchase-a-home-gina-pogol
Read MoreHow Gen Z Is Being Ripped Off By America’s Economic And Debt Troubles
Times have been tough for plenty of people in 2020, regardless of age. Q2 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and more But things could go from bad to worse for Gen Z, the generation born roughly between 1997 and 2012, says Toby Mathis, a tax attorney, founding partner of Anderson Law Group and current manager […]
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Read MoreNew Jersey Is Investing the 2nd Least in Single-Family Homes
Building permit data from the U.S. Census Bureau shows that investment in single-family homes has been on the decline for several decades, while investment in multi-unit properties has increased. However, migration shifts and urban density concerns brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic could reverse this trend in the future. Cities and states that have invested […]
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Read MoreActivists Call For Banning New Small Hydropower Plants
Freshwater Conservationists Worldwide Implore Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina to Permanently Protect Europe’s Last Wild Rivers Q2 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and more Global Organizations Urge Government to Prohibit Construction of Small Hydropower Projects Endangering Critically Important Rivers and Rare and Endemic Wildlife Conservationists Call On The Federation Of Bosnia And Herzegovina To Ban […]
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Read MoreWhat If Altria Group Inc (MO) Went To Zero?
A few months ago I read an article where someone expressed their hope that tobacco giant Altria Group Inc (NYSE:MO) goes to zero. I did not link to this controversial opinion, in order to discourage that. Q2 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and more Altria Group Inc manufactures and sells cigarettes, smokeless products, and wine […]
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Read MoreHere are both sides of the Collins lawsuit over Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac
The Supreme Court has decided to hear the Collins case lawsuit involving Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in December. That lawsuit could provide some major breakthroughs for all the litigation involving Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Q2 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and more Odeon Capital hosted a conference call with Brian Barnes of Cooper […]
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Read MoreCompany-Specific Macroeconomic Multipliers
An interesting contrast was drawn on September 15, 2020 between Lennar’s (LEN) earnings call and statistics on revenue per employee at Apple Corporation (AAPL). Lennar described strong growth out into the future in a measured way, because they believe that the prior decade created a home supply deficit due to underbuilding. The same week, Bloomberg […]
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