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The Rise Of Bitcoin: How To Understand It And Where To Look To Next
Bitcoin is officially sailing in uncharted waters. Beginning with a pre-pandemic low of $4,000, where Bitcoin sat in mid-March of last year, home-bound observers have watched the chart make an impossible 900% rise. ‘Observers’ here is not restricted to the normal crowd of investors, industry analysts, financial advisors; a 900% rise is the textbook definition […]
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Read MoreCatastrophe protection gap needs capital market support: Bernardino, EIOPA
Gabriel Bernardino, the soon to retire Chairman of the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA), has highlighted the capital markets role in delivering catastrophe insurance that has fewer protection gaps. In an interview with Brink News, Bernardino explained the need for multi-peril catastrophe insurance and reinsurance coverage that protects against the uncovered portion of…
Read MoreRising prices make ILS attractive, overweight P&C cat bonds & ILS: K2
Insurance-linked securities (ILS) returns are set to benefit from rising pricing in reinsurance and retrocession, which makes the market an attractive point of entry right now and leads hedge fund specialist manager K2 Advisors to an overweight assessment for P&C ILS and catastrophe bonds. The hedge fund focused asset manager, which is a unit of…
Read MoreAIG’s insurance-linked securities income from AlphaCat rises again
American International Group’s (AIG) insurance-linked securities and collateralized reinsurance activities under its dedicated ILS investment manager entity, AlphaCat Managers, delivered higher income for the final quarter of 2020. While insurance-linked securities (ILS) assets under management remain slightly below their highs for AlphaCat Managers, at $4.2 billion as of December 2020, compared to $4.3 billion a…
Read MoreEuro windstorm Victoria / Dennis industry loss finalised at EUR 350m
The insurance and reinsurance market loss from European windstorm Victoria, also known as storm Dennis in the UK, which struck in February 2020, has now been finalised at EUR 350 million, by PERILS AG. That’s slightly higher than the last update to the industry loss estimate back in August, when PERILS said it was EUR…
Read MoreGet A Flood Of Income From These 5 Water Investments
We need every last drop of water we can find on this planet. And we’re about to need a lot more. Q4 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and more There are 327 million people in America today. By 2050, the US population is projected to climb as high as 440 million. So, the US government […]
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Read MoreClimate Action 100+ Investors to Raise Corporate Climate Ambition for 2021 Proxy Season
Largest investor engagement initiative flags key shareholder votes focusing on corporate governance on climate change, emissions target setting, and disclosure of business plans aligning with the transition to a net zero emissions future. Q4 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and more Activists Seek Climate Ambition For The 2021 Proxy Season February 16, 2021: Investor signatories […]
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Read MoreUncovering ESG Blind Spots
Evidence of socially responsible investing goes back hundreds of years, but the rapid adoption of ESG principles into the modern investing lexicon is nothing short of astonishing. The convergence of societal demands, environmental imperatives, and economic incentives appear to be driving a mandate for investors to consider how well a company maximizes value to all […]
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Read MoreIndustrial Metals: The Rally Has Resumed
The expert comment of Carsten Menke, research director of Next Generation at Julius Baer, where you can find information on the rise in prices of industrial metals such as copper and aluminum to new highs. Q4 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and more Industrial Metals Rise In Price Travel restrictions keep Chinese workers in their […]
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