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Swiss Re’s alternative capital assets managed near $2.5bn: Rüede

By Angelica | Sep 2, 2020 | Comments Off on Swiss 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…

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How your firm is missing a $682,000 opportunity

By Angelica | Sep 2, 2020 | Comments Off on How your firm is missing a $682,000 opportunity

The profession should use its high levels of partner compensation to help counter its high levels of turnover. Original Article Posted at : https://www.accountingtoday.com/opinion/how-your-accounting-firm-is-missing-a-682-000-opportunity

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The hospital CEO who made a surgical incision. What happened?

By Angelica | Sep 2, 2020 | Comments Off on The hospital CEO who made a surgical incision. What happened?

Recently on Twitter, I asked this question above. The 130 (2.5 percent) of 5,213 respondents who said they would allow a CEO to make a skin incision highlight the unscientific nature of Twitter polls. Restricting voting to surgeons only is not possible. Many people asked me why I asked the question because surely no surgeon…

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The Road To Abusive Tax Shelters Is Paved with Good Intentions

By Angelica | Sep 2, 2020 | Comments Off on The Road To Abusive Tax Shelters Is Paved with Good Intentions

Conserving nature—not paving over it—is “pretty cool,” so much so that our tax code has for decades offered an tax incentive to do it through “conservation easements.” But the a certain kind of scam has taken that incentive to another level entirely.

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Parents: Should you buy a bigger home for remote learning?

By Angelica | Sep 2, 2020 | Comments Off on Parents: Should you buy a bigger home for remote learning?

Many families want to buy a bigger house to support work from home and remote learning. Does buying a house during COVID make sense for you? Original Article Posted at : https://themortgagereports.com/68662/buy-a-bigger-house-to-support-remote-learning-wfh

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ILS funds demonstrate improving returns in best June & July since 2011

By Angelica | Sep 2, 2020 | Comments Off on ILS 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…

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Mortgage rates today, September 2, 2020, plus lock recommendations

By Angelica | Sep 2, 2020 | Comments Off on Mortgage rates today, September 2, 2020, plus lock recommendations

Mortgage rates today are driven by movements in financial markets worldwide. When the economy heats up, bond price drop, and rates increase. When the economy pulls back, interest rates tend to fall. Original Article Posted at : https://themortgagereports.com/69163/mortgage-rates-today-september-02-2020-plus-lock-recommendations

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Make the time to pause during the busyness of the day to reflect upon all we have

By Angelica | Sep 2, 2020 | Comments Off on Make the time to pause during the busyness of the day to reflect upon all we have

“The only end to pain is the graveyard.” Those words are etched forever in my mind. They underscore the hopelessness of so many throughout the world. She was 90 years old, crippled by arthritis, no family, and lived alone in a dirt floor hovel with no electricity or running water. She lived in a tiny…

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Typhoon Haishen expected a major threat to Japan & South Korea after Maysak

By Angelica | Sep 2, 2020 | Comments Off on Typhoon 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…

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This Is the Most Popular Age for Claiming Social Security

By Angelica | Sep 2, 2020 | Comments Off on This Is the Most Popular Age for Claiming Social Security

Figuring out when to claim Social Security is one of the most daunting challenges of retirement. In some cases, claiming early makes sense. In many other situations, it pays to wait. It's not the usual blah, blah, blah. Click here to sign up for our free newsletter. However, the largest percentage of Americans appear to…

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