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Australia’s summer catastrophe industry loss hits A$5.4bn
Insurance and reinsurance industry losses from the spate of catastrophe events that impacted Australia through its summer months in 2019/20 are now estimated to have reached A$5.4 billion, according to the Insurance Council of Australia (ICA). That’s a continued rise from the almost A$5.1 billion of industry losses reported back in May, showing that claims…
Read MoreAfrican Risk Capacity names new Director General
The African Risk Capacity (ARC) Group, a parametric sovereign disaster risk insurer for African nations, has elected a new Director-General (DG), with Ibrahima Cheikh Diong unanimously voted into the position. Diong is an African statesman from the Republic of Senegal and a Civil Engineer by profession. Diong will work alongside Lesley Ndlovu, the CEO of…
Read MoreWhy the capital rule may prevent an offering from Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have now officially said that they oppose the capital rule proposed by the Federal Housing Finance Agency. The government-sponsored enterprises agreed with critics of the rule who said the capital rule would increase costs for borrowers. Q2 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and more Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac oppose FHFA’s […]
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Read MoreMourning Our Dead
Last week’s Republican National Convention was a remarkable spectacle – a blatantly over-the-top celebration of the presidency of Donald J. Trump. It reached a crescendo on Thursday night, when the great man heaped praise upon himself before a tightly packed crowd of largely unmasked worshipers that had gathered on the White House lawn. Q2 2020 […]
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Read MoreCoronavirus stimulus checks prospects: White House not going to negotiate further?
Things are looking bleak for the next stimulus checks as there is no agreement yet even as we reach the end of August. Moreover, recent comments from lawmakers cast a gloomy outlook over the prospects of coronavirus stimulus checks in the near future as well. Q2 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and more Coronavirus stimulus […]
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Read MoreBuilding A Budget-Based Business
Are you planning to launch your own business but worried about finances? Many people have successfully started their own one-person or multi-person companies on a shoestring. You can do the same thing by following a few simple rules and keeping your eyes on the prize, as they say. In this case, the prize is long-term […]
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Read MoreWhy Does Net-Net Investing Work?
ValueWalk’s Raul Panganiban interviews Evan Bleker, founder of Net-Net Hunter, and author of “Benjamin Graham’s Net-Net Stock Strategy.” In this part, Evan discusses why buying stocks below net current asset value works, the objections people have with investors, the behavioural gap, the net-net scorecard, and the must haves in a company. See the full transcript. […]
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Read MoreWhy Cryptocurrencies Could Represent the Next Big Investment Push
Cryptocurrencies are a rather new form of investment. The majority of experts consider Bitcoin to represent the first cryptocurrency to come into existence, as its roots can be traced back to 2009. However, this rather youthful market sector has also led to some serious returns over the years. Not that we are witnessing other currencies […]
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Read MoreCalifornia wildfires destroy almost 3,000 structures in August
California’s wildfires have continued to destroy properties over the weekend and while the main blazes are more under control thanks to cooler weather, the costs to insurance and potentially reinsurance markets are on the rise. In our coverage last week we explained that an estimate from Moody’s Investors Service suggested insurance and perhaps reinsurance market…
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