The Lloyd’s legacy business has been placed up for sale, along with other units....
UBS rescue deal for Credit Suisse brings it an ILS capability
Credit Suisse, which operates a major ILS platform as part of its asset management business, will be taken over by UBS after Swiss authorities engineered a deal between the two over the...
Credit Suisse, which operates a major ILS platform as part of its asset management business, will be taken over by UBS after Swiss authorities engineered a deal between the two over the...
Article / 1 year ago
City of Zurich pension fund allocates to Scor
The City of Zurich pension fund, which has around CHF 18bn ($20bn) in assets under...
The City of Zurich pension fund, which has around CHF 18bn ($20bn) in assets under...
Article / 3 years ago
Distressed asset hedge funds emerging as ‘trapital’ investors
Hedge funds specialising in distressed assets are among the new players emerging with an interest in buying up trapped ILS capital...
Hedge funds specialising in distressed assets are among the new players emerging with an interest in buying up trapped ILS capital...
Article / 4 years ago
AP3’s ILS portfolio turns 4.4% unhedged gain in 2019
Swedish state pension fund AP3 has reported that its $600mn ILS portfolio made a 4.4 % unhedged US dollar return, corresponding to a 1.5% return when hedged back to SEK...
Swedish state pension fund AP3 has reported that its $600mn ILS portfolio made a 4.4 % unhedged US dollar return, corresponding to a 1.5% return when hedged back to SEK...
Article / 4 years ago
DE Shaw pleas for new Jebi loss report in Catco ILW case
Hedge fund DE Shaw has hit back at a legal challenge by Markel Catco, demanding that a court order the ILS fund manager to apply a new loss estimate to an ILW that...
Hedge fund DE Shaw has hit back at a legal challenge by Markel Catco, demanding that a court order the ILS fund manager to apply a new loss estimate to an ILW that...
Article / 4 years ago
Trading Risk ILS Investor Guide
The ILS Investor Guide is a biannual news publication covering the insurance-linked securities (ILS) market, brought to you by Trading Risk, a publishing company that has covered...
The ILS Investor Guide is a biannual news publication covering the insurance-linked securities (ILS) market, brought to you by Trading Risk, a publishing company that has covered...
Report / 4 years ago
Toyota pension fund ups alternatives; ILS among targets
Toyota Motor Corporation Pension has substantially expanded its allocation to alternatives, which include insurance-linked securities, according to sources and local media reports...
Toyota Motor Corporation Pension has substantially expanded its allocation to alternatives, which include insurance-linked securities, according to sources and local media reports...
Article / 4 years ago
KKR backs Kilter start-up with $500mn
KKR will invest $500mn of equity funding in Kilter Finance, a start-up led by former Leadenhall deputy CIO Dan Knipe...
KKR will invest $500mn of equity funding in Kilter Finance, a start-up led by former Leadenhall deputy CIO Dan Knipe...
Article / 4 years ago
Trading Risk ILS Investor Guide - Climate Change & ILS
(Free to download, details required) The ILS Investor Guide is a biannual news publication covering the insurance-linked securities (ILS) market, brought to you by Trading Risk...
(Free to download, details required) The ILS Investor Guide is a biannual news publication covering the insurance-linked securities (ILS) market, brought to you by Trading Risk...
Report / 4 years ago
SBAI publishes guidance on parallel funds conflict
The Standards Board for Alternative Investments has published a memo on the potential conflicts of interest between parallel funds in the alternative investments space...
The Standards Board for Alternative Investments has published a memo on the potential conflicts of interest between parallel funds in the alternative investments space...
Article / 4 years ago