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A Cat Bond Fund

Tuesday, November 20, 2007
Fund invests in insurance linked securities essentially in the form of bonds.

A SQUARE :: 20Nov07 A Cat Bond Fund
Category Insurance
Author Sona Blessing
Source of uncorrelated returns (independent of financial markets)
Strategic inclusion in a portfolio - could lower the portfolio's volatility, dampen its risk profile
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