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Alternatives fund manager Dexion Capital plans to list a new ILS fund on the London Stock Exchange that will act as a feeder fund into Credit Suisse Asset Management (CSAM)'s Iris Low Volatility Plus fund.
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Seed capital investor Northill Capital will buy a majority stake in ILS investment manager Securis Investment Partners, buying out original investors Swiss Re and Stone Point Capital.
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The capital markets are benefitting this year from a continued drive among state-backed US insurance carriers to offload their risk due to tight budgets and the rising cost of traditional property cat cover
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ILS fund managers operating in Europe will soon have to deal with a host of new regulations set to come into force five years after the financial crisis. Leonard Ng lays out key elements of the new legal frameworks that will place hedge funds under closer supervision
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ILS fund managers may have been raking in new capital over the past year but their market share as cat bond buyers is declining as activity among generalist investors picks up
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The US Jumpstart Our Business Start-ups (JOBS) Act will open the door on advertising and general solicitation during ILS offerings, provided end buyers are qualified institutional investors, said ILS legal expert Stephen Rooney
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Mexico is planning to transfer nearly all its federal catastrophe risk to the capital markets after pioneering the first sovereign parametric cat bond in 2006
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Industry group the Life and Longevity Markets Association (LLMA) has launched a new set of longevity indices to help attract additional investor capital to the market
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Collateralised markets continued to attract interest as rates rose at the Asian-focused 1 April renewals, according to broker reports
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ILS fund manager returns have begun 2012 in positive territory after the first catastrophe clear start to a year since 2009
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In the largest ever first quarter of cat bond issuance, Swiss Re's $200mn Combine Re offering stood out for an innovative structure that the reinsurer hopes will open up the market to more sponsors
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The most recent batch of 2012 reinsurance launches show that the start-up model is evolving and adapting to the new low interest rate environment
