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40% of Facebook Working parents are working 4+ additional hours with children at home
53% of Working Parents Continue To Fear Their Performance Being Unfairly Evaluated Q2 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and more It’s undeniable that every professional struggled to adjust to the “work-from-home” normal. These adjustments were even tricker when your new coworkers are under the age of 18. In April, we shared what working parents (WPs) […]
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Read MoreSwiss Re’s alternative capital assets managed near $2.5bn: Rüede
Swiss Re wants to become the “leading franchise for Nat Cat risks” and alternative reinsurance capital is set to be a key driver of this ambition at the major global re/insurer, according to Philipp Rüede, Head of the firms Alternative Capital Partners unit. Alternative reinsurance capital assets under management at global reinsurer Swiss Re have…
Read MoreILS funds demonstrate improving returns in best June & July since 2011
Insurance-linked securities (ILS) funds have just had their best June and July performance since 2011, on average, as the improving returns in catastrophe bonds and other reinsurance linked investments start to become evident in manager’s results. The average return of catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities (ILS) funds was 0.67% in July 2020, which followed on…
Read MoreTyphoon Haishen expected a major threat to Japan & South Korea after Maysak
The Pacific typhoon season has picked up pace with typhoon Haishen now expected to become a significant threat to southern Japan’s Kyushu island and also South Korea, following in typhoon Maysak’s path. As we explained earlier this week, South Korea is facing a strong typhoon landfall from typhoon Maysak, which is heading for the south…
Read MoreReinsurer managed alternative capital shrank faster than dedicated ILS: A.M. Best & GC
Levels of third-party capital in the reinsurance market, across insurance-linked securities (ILS) funds, collateralised reinsurance structures and catastrophe bonds, are now down almost 10% from their high-point in 2018, according to the latest data from A.M. Best and Guy Carpenter. The rating agency and the reinsurance broker have again published their latest estimates for ILS…
Read MoreProspectus 2021 – a new annual conference from Artemis & Reinsurance News
We’re delighted to announce the launch and opening of registration for Prospectus 2021 – a new annual reinsurance and insurance-linked securities (ILS) conference brought to you by Artemis in collaboration with sister title Reinsurance News. Prospectus 2021 , held in association with our kind headline sponsor Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA), is designed as a…
Read MoreBrendan Plessis departs AXA XL for Sompo International
Sompo International, the Bermuda headquartered specialty property and casualty insurance and reinsurance provider, has made a high-profile hire in Brendan Plessis, a well known market executive who has had a focus on issues in emerging markets and on the problem of under-insurance for much of his career. Plessis has joined Sompo International in the role…
Read MoreTesla’s $5B Capital Raise; A Wake Up Call for the SEC?
Whitney Tilson’s email to investors discussing Tesla‘s $5B capital raise; JB Straubel’s new venture; the secret adjustment factor Tesla uses to get its big EPA range numbers; Tesla 0.8% EV market share in Europe in July; Kass comments. Q2 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and more Tesla’s $5B capital raise 1) Two tweets on Tesla’s […]
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Read MoreGrowth Makes People Pay Up Not Interest Rates
Excerpt from Stanphyl Capital’s letter to investors for the month ended August 2020, discussing the size of their QQQ short. Q2 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and more Friends and Fellow Investors: What the happened this month, and for that matter, the first eight months of 2020? The short answer is: I’m a “long value/short […]
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