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
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
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
World Bank will guarantee collateral of debut sustainable cat bond
The World Bank will guarantee the collateral that will be put down by investors for the first sustainable development catastrophe bond, Trading Risk can reveal...
The World Bank will guarantee the collateral that will be put down by investors for the first sustainable development catastrophe bond, Trading Risk can reveal...
Article / 4 years ago
Australia pension fund mergers may pave way for ILS expansion
Australian investors were among the ILS pioneers and some speculate that consolidation of Australian pensions into mega funds could help grow the industry’s local presence further...
Australian investors were among the ILS pioneers and some speculate that consolidation of Australian pensions into mega funds could help grow the industry’s local presence further...
Article / 4 years ago