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[10May12] [Insurance] ILS market updateIndustry analysts say 'good time to invest in ILS'
[26Sep11] [Insurance] A SQUARE 26 Sep 2011Investing in insurance-linked securities - The Solidum Cat Bond Fund
[29Apr11] [Insurance] A SQUARE 29 Apr 2011A new study analyzing performance and risk of open-end life settlement funds
[06Jan11] [Insurance] A SQUARE 06 Jan 2011Insurance-linked securities
[08Nov10] [Insurance] A SQUARE 08 Nov 2010Investing in traded life policies
[25Aug10] [Insurance] A SQUARE 25 Aug 2010Catastrophe bonds
[23Apr10] [Insurance] The catastrophe market – A Q&A with Nebula Capital Management's Aleem MawjiInstruments, trends and innovation on the market for catastrophe reinsurance
[08Mar10] [Insurance] UK promises huge opportunities for longevity swaps marketA Q&A with Centurion Fund Managers
[30Apr09] [Insurance] Special - Pandemic Related Insurance Investing - IExtreme mortality bonds are really designed for extreme events. So far nothing came even close to paying out.
[30Apr09] [Insurance] Special - Pandemic Related Insurance Investing - IIOnly mortality risk has been securitised and all health risk still remains within the insurance sector.
[30Apr09] [Insurance] Special - Pandemic Related Insurance Investing - IIIThe current Mexican swine flu crisis is the first major excess mortality threat since SARS in 2003, and may motivate further excess
[07Dec08] [Insurance] Insights on what makes the valuation of life settlements complexFor a single policy, longevity reduces the return significantly.
[04Nov08] [Insurance] High frequency, low severity insurance led investingIn fact, the AXA motor offering is a phenomenon - for such publicly investable opportunities are few and far between
[12Sep08] [Insurance] A fund that implements diversified strategies focused on investing in longevity/mortality riskExpertise and experience in premium financing as well as in re-insurance
[20Aug08] [Insurance] An insurance linked securities fundAllocation bias is portfolio based securitisations - where frequency and not severity is the value driver
[31Jul08] [Insurance] A Diversified CAT Bond FundAn early participant in cat bond investing - experience and expertise
[17Jul08] [Insurance] New risks being considered for securitisation & more ...Some players in the industry are also exploring the potential securitisation of casualty risks – specific classes of liability exposure.
[13Feb08] [Insurance] Marine/cargo insurance risk - prospects of securitisationWe have seen marine in some capital markets quota share deals (a.k.a. sidecars).
[31Jan08] [Insurance] An Insurance Event Linked Securities FundStructural independence to equity, bond and non-traditional markets
[24Oct07] [Insurance] An investment manager that specialises in catastrophe reinsurance and weather riskActive in the space for over a decade, we recognised that there was a gap between the two capital markets: institutional investors seeking non-correlated returns and insurance markets seeking additional risk capacity.
[19Sep07] [Insurance] H21 ILS Opportunities Ltd.The fund invests in a diversified portfolio of instruments linked to insurance risks (life and non life)
[05Sep07] [Insurance] Innovative modelling from RMS' perspectiveWe encourage clients to understand model sensitivity by making it possible to explore how to test assumptions around the severity and frequency of events.
[05Sep07] [Insurance] Transferring catastrophe risk to capital marketsTransferring catastrophe risk to the capital markets is conceptually similar to transferring credit risk through credit-linked securities. Yet,...
[05Sep07] [Insurance] How do models for natural catastrophes differ from those for terrorism catastrophes?The framework used to model terrorism risk is similar to that of natural catastrophes.
[31Jul07] [Insurance] Horizon FundAccess to to cat bonds, life and non life insurance securitisations and weather derivatives via a fund structure
[23May07] [Insurance] Securis I FundThe fund invests primarily in assets which carry exposure to insurance risk, in particular, insurance-linked securities (ILS). The returns arise from receipt of cash flows over time.
[10May07] [Insurance] Securitisation - Non Life RisksInvestor appetite for insurance linked securities (ILS) continues to grow since they bear little to no correlation with the defaults of most other securities, and therefore offer greater diversification in an investment portfolio
Benedicte Gravrand, Opalesque Geneva: Two managing directors have just left Société Générale (SG), the French investment bank, to launch a new commodity hedge fund house in Paris called Belaco Capital. The official launch date of their first fund is expected in Q4 this year. One of them is
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Gold prices have fallen flat in recent weeks as the market shows signs of fatigue and investors choose the dollar over gold. In a recent Opalesque Radio interview with Andreas Maag, Head of Swiss Precious Metals Distribution at UBS Investment Bank, he noted tha
From Precy Dumlao, Opalesque Asia: The financial free zones, particularly the Dubai International Financial Centre, have opened financial opportunities in the Gulf region because they have attracted almost every major investment bank in the world, according to Adrian Sender who works for
Opalesque Industry Update - Managed futures slipped 0.10% in April according to the Barclay CTA Index compiled by BarclayHedge. The Index is down 0.62% year-to-date. “Although commodity prices dropped in April as measured by a decline of 0.75 percent in the Reuters/CRB Index, several secto
Opalesque Industry Update - The GlobeOp Forward Redemption Indicator for May 2012 measured 3.31%, up from 2.00% in April. “As we near the half-way mark, forward redemption requests remain lower on a month-to-month basis,” said Tony Glickman, global head of client solutions, GlobeOp Fina
Opalesque Industry Updates - Horizon Cash Management LLC, an investment advisor specializing in active cash management for the alternative investments industry, today has announced the appointment of Michael Markowitz as Chief Investment Officer. Mr. Markowitz, who also holds the titles of execu
Opalesque Industry Update - Harmonic Capital Partners, an established quantitative hedge fund manager offering macro and currency programs to institutional investors, announces the appointment of Per Ivarsson as Partner. Mr Ivarsson, who joined Harmonic in 2007, will work alongside the oth
This article was authored by Alex Bafi, Partner, and Dinesh Banani, Senior Associate at Herbert Smith, an international law firm. On 5 April 2012, President Obama signed the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (the "JOBS Act")
Opalesque Industry Update - Harmonic Capital Partners, an established quantitative hedge fund manager offering macro and currency programs to institutional investors, announces the appointment of Per
Opalesque Industry Updates - Horizon Cash Management LLC, an investment advisor specializing in active cash management for the alternative investments industry, today has announced the appointment of
Opalesque Industry Update - The GlobeOp Forward Redemption Indicator for May 2012 measured 3.31%, up from 2.00% in April. “As we near the half-way mark, forward redemption requests remain
Opalesque Industry Update - Managed futures slipped 0.10% in April according to the Barclay CTA Index compiled by BarclayHedge. The Index is down 0.62% year-to-date. “Although commodity pric
Opalesque Industry Update - Belaco Capital, a multi-commodity discretionary hedge fund that will be managed from Paris. Dr. Frédéric Lasserre is well-known for building and heading the SG commodity re
Opalesque Industry Update - The Dutch Hedge Fund Index ended April 2012 -1.12% lower. More than the DB (-0,24%) and Lyxor Hedge Fund Indices (-0,02%) for the month but positive for the year (+2.29% Yt
Opalesque Industry Update - In April, the stock markets (-0.65%) ended a strong four-month upward trend and registered their first setback of 2012. Simultaneously, after six months of a spectacular fa
From Precy Dumlao, Opalesque Asia: The local regulatory framework in the Middle East should focus on inviting the fund management industry rather than making it tough to set up and do business here, claimed Zeeshan Ahmedani, a Partner at the international law firm
Florian Guldner, Opalesque Research: Emerging manager hedge funds and managed futures funds experienced slight losses in April, according to a first estimation based on the data of 291 funds listed in Opalesque Solutions' Emanagers database. The Emanagers Total Index lost 0.38% in March,
In the week-ending 18 May, 2012, it was reported that Trian Fund Management said it wanted to raise $2bn to launch a new fund, Trian Partners Strategic Investment Fund II; Los Angeles-based asset management firm TCW is raising $250m for its new hedge fund focused on foreclosed homes; Farallo
Opalesque Industry Update – Hedge funds lost 0.44% in April 2012, according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by BarclayHedge.
Opalesque Industry Update - Global equities continued and extended declines through mid-May, with investors focused on weak US employment data, resurgence of Euro sovereign debt risks and trading loss
Opalesque Industry Update - Hedge fund managers produced mixed results in April but lost ground on average as the Greenwich Global Hedge Fund Index fell 0.46% in the month. Long-Short Credit, Fixed In
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Family offices are key sources of capital allocations for hedge funds. Peter Fletcher of the Parly Family Office has been investing in hedge funds for several years. Fletcher, now based in Switzerland was
The author, Steven Michael, is the Founder, Principal & Chief Investment Officer of Stonehenge Asset Management. He has over 25 years experience in the alternative management space. His extensive financial career began in 1985 on the trading floor of the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). He is also a
Authored by Matt Nelson, Executive Director, Strategy at Omgeo LLC, a financial operations expert, this article looks at the consequences of pending regulations on the hedge fund industry. Much of discussion on the regulatory changes fa
This article was authored by Diane Harrison, principal and owner of Panegyric Marketing, a marketing communications firm founded in 2002 that specializes in a wide range of strategy and writing services within the alternative assets sector
From André Simon, Galloway Capital (www.gallowaycapital.com): There is a common belief that Emerging Markets High Yield (EM HY) should pay a higher yield than their US HY peers (difference is currently around 200bps) because of EM’s lack of Rule of Law, which in turn affects EM’s recovery rate
The author is Deborah Prutzman,CEO, The Regulatory Fundamentals Group, a firm that provides an enterprise-wide view of the US laws that impact alternative asset managers and others involved in the field: In the wake of MF Global, it can be tempting to suggest myriad rules, which, if followed, wo
This article was authored by Richard Harris, fund manager at Port Shelter Investment Management, based in Hong Kong. He compares the investment management industry to what it was like 26 years ago. I remember a former Managing Director asking me to write a message to Head Office on a blank
This article was authored by Charles T. Hage. Mr. Hage is currently Compliance Officer at U.S.-based firm Mohican Financial Management, LLC. During his career he has reviewed financial performance measures in alternative investments and managed financial risk in corporate investment programs.
By: Don Steinbrugge, Chairman of Agecroft Partners, a global consulting and third party marketing firm for hedge funds: Since the market correction of 2008, a vast majority of hedge fund net asset flows have gone to a small minority of hedge funds with the strongest brands, marking a change
From Investmenteurope.net: Sciens Fund of Funds Management Holdings, part of the Sciens Capital Management Group and provider of single- and multi-strategy funds of hedge funds and managed account services, has added J E Moody's Commodity Relative Value Program to its managed account platform.
By Beverly Chandler, Opalesque London: Towers Watson’s recent two papers on the state of the hedge fund industry were reported on in Opalesque. Damien Loveday,
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: The growing regulatory environment is pushing more hedge funds to the cloud according to the Abacus Group. Chris Grandi, managing director of the US-based cloud provider, explains that as the reporting and transparency burdens grow for funds many are moving i
The Sovereign Medicare Recovery Trust (SMRT) is a one-off specialty litigation case that is a secured loan to a plaintiff, major non-profit organisation. The Trust is paying investors a 9% return on capital (ie even if the case is lost, investors get capital returned plus 9%) in the best case (ie if the settlement were to exceed USD1 bn from a claim of approximate USD100 bn) it would offer a six to one plus the return of capital and 9%. It is low risk, as the plaintiff is escrowing funds to assure loan repayment...
Featuring : Flat markets, high volatility force Aussie institutions, superannuation funds and high net-worth investors to research and invest into domestic hedge funds.Optimal Fund Management Australia runs an Australia/ New Zealand long-short equity fund with a large-cap focus. The fund achieved an average net return of 14.8% p.a. since inception in September 2008 ...» Watch the video
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Near Term Trend: NegativeFriday’s Close: .9840 (- 88)UPDATE: We are currently short at 1.0250.Lower the stop from 1.0085 to 9940.