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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
[21Nov07] [Insurance] A Cat Bond FundFund invests in insurance linked securities essentially in the form of bonds
[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
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: New research from Nigol Koulajian founder and CIO, and Paul Czkwianianc, Head of Research at Quest Partners, a New York-based systematic fund, looks at how quantitative trend following could be used
By Beverly Chandler, Opalesque London: May saw China and Australia agree a deal to directly trade the Australian dollar and the renminbi. Andy Seaman, Partner and Portfolio Manager, Stratton Street, explains that this
From Komfie Manalo, Opalesque Asia: Starting a hedge fund with $20m or less in capital in Singapore is no longer profitable said Christian Stauffer, founder and CEO of Eurofin Asia Group (EFA). Stauffer was one of the guests in the latest
This piece was authored by Melanie Rijkenberg, CFA, Associate Director, Pacific Alternative Asset Management Company Europe LLP. Since the start of the year we have seen a clear de-correlation in global markets and most n
In the article below, Alex McKnight, investment manager at GAM, an independent, active investment management firm, comments on why convertibles are catching investors’ eyes. We believe the "great rotation" is ov
Opalesque Industry Update - Hedge funds posted a 7th consecutive monthly gain through mid-May, with the HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index gaining +1.16% ; the HFRX Market Directional als
Opalesque Industry Update - UCITS compliant Hedge Funds posted the strongest gain since HFRU launch, with the HFRU Hedge Fund Composite Index rising +1.43% through mid-May. • HFRU E
Opalesque Industry Update - Eight of Newedge’s 11 hedge fund indices showed positive performance during the month of Ap
Opalesque Industry Update: Managed futures gained 1.11% in April according to the Barclay CTA Index compiled by BarclayHedge. The Index is up 2.11% year to date. “Rising prices for equities
Opalesque Industry Update: RBC Capital Markets today reported that for the month of April 2013 the RBC Hedge 250 Index® had a net return of 0.80 percent. This brings the year-to-date return of the
From Komfie Manalo, Opalesque Asia: Many large hedge fund investors have been investing directly to multi-strategy hedge fund managers, said David Walter who is responsible for Asian investments at the PAAMCO, a $9bn institution
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: For $700m multi-manager hedge fund Gapstow Capital Partners, credit investing has a lot to offer. Chris Acito, CEO/CIO of Gapstow recently sat down with Opalesque TV to d
By Beverly Chandler, Opalesque London: Cormac Weldon, head of US Equities at Threadneedle Investments, was recently interviewed on Opalesque Radio by Sona Blessing. Weldon manages the Threadneedle American, American Sel
Opalesque Industry Update: Hedge funds gained 0.75% in April, according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by BarclayHedge. The Index is up 4.96% year to date. “Equity markets rose ag
Opalesque Industry Update – Hedge funds were up +0.79% in April 2013 posting their fourth straight month of growth in April. Distressed Securities managers led all strategies, adding +2.98% during the
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: After 2008, many investors found their traditionally constructed 60/40 portfolios to be a little weaker than previously thought. Since then, investors find themselves with a variety of new investment products designed to provide greater diversification, althoug
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: The credit space is heating up with interest from funds and investors as they search for yield. Recent reports show that asset inflows to credit are holding steady and leverage is starting to creep back up. Credit strategies are also catching the eye of fund of
Opalesque Industry Update - Ineichen Research & Management AG (“IR&M”) has announced the launch of a new service, the IR&M momentum monitor, a wee
Opalesque Industry Update – The gross return of the SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index for April 2013 measured 1.44%. (
This article was authored by Shahid Ikram, CIO at Aviva Investors, a global asset manager that is part of Aviva, one of the world’s largest insurance companies, and appeared first in Swiss daily newspaper Le Temps on Monday. Mo
This article was authored by Donald A. Steinbrugge, Managing Member of Agecroft Partners LLC, a third-party marketer based in Richmond, VA, U.S. It has been recently covered in the media that Mary Jo White, who became SEC chair
This article was authored by Deborah Prutzman, Founder and CEO of New York based-RFG, which provides, among other things, regulatory and risk guidance. AIFMD—As a U.S. adviser, are you within its scope and can you avoid its reach?
This piece was provided by Elena Ambrosiadou, chief executive officer of Ikos Asset Management. Cyprus is in the middle of a financial maelstrom - where did it come from and what needs to be done about it now? Cyprus is the third
This article was provided by Bijesh Amin, Co-Founder/Managing Director at Indus Valley Partners. To shadow or not to shadow At least that is the question facing many large hedge funds with assets well above the magical $1bn mark. The production of a portfolio NAV (Net Asset Value) is
This article was provided by Zabrina T Barile and Wendy Toribio-Torres of HedgeOp Compliance, an IMS Group Company. The Madoff Investment Securities scandal in 2008 prompted significant reforms to the rules and regulations that govern the investm
This article was provided by HedgeOp Compliance, an IMS Group Company. Anti-money laundering (AML) procedures, already in existence, were further enhanced by the US Patriot Act enacted by Congress in 2001 to amend the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), ini
This analysis was provided by Zurich-based due diligence service provider SwissAnalytics Ltd. Regulatory Complaints are informative, but often too late Regulatory complaints can usually only serve as an inspection after
From TheStreet.com: Goldman Sachs said Thursday it is bringing the sophisticated trading strategies of Wall Street hedge funds to individual investors with investment portfolio's and retirement accounts as small as $1000. The bank's investment management unit, Goldman Sachs Asset Management, i
Jupiter switches lead manager on alternative UCITS fund From Citywire.co.uk: Jupiter has named Mike Buhl-Nielsen as lead manager on its Europe-focused long/short equity fund, the asset management company has announced… Full article:
Blackstone preparing launch of ‘super’ hedge fund From FT.com: Blackstone is preparing to launch a “super” hedge fund to cherry-pick the best trades from the hundreds of third-party hedge funds it invests with, in an effort to try to recapture the outsize returns the $2tn industry was on
Featuring : Roxanne Davies, Parly Singapore: The Family Office Cooperative.Roxanne Davies is the Managing Director of the family office Parly Singapore. In this Opalesque.TV interview, she explains the rationale for Parly to set up a family office in Singapore and the benefits of being based in Asia.» Watch the video
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Intermediate Term Trend: PositiveFriday’s Close: (ASIA): 23,321.22 (+ 110.40)UPDATE: Four weeks ago, as the market was mulling around the 22,050 region, we stated, “I would be long entering the trading week, but it is critical to note, 22,400 is key resistance at the (red) downtrend line- see chart”. Based on our long position, we continue to capture the entire upside acceleration.NOTE: It was the only long position we entered into this Index in nearly five months, as we had consistently respected the weakness/ downtrend.We remain long into next week. Critical for the market to maintain support above 23,050.