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Dexion Capital's closed-ended ILS fund DCG Iris has deferred the deadline for its second-round share issuance by three weeks as a result of Hurricane Sandy.
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Stone Ridge Asset Management is marketing two new ILS funds under the leadership of Ross Stevens, a former Magnetar executive, according to SEC filings.
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Specialist ILS fund managers have set a high bar for reinsurers trying to enter the fund management sector, with some new entrants still falling short of demonstrating a "fund mentality", according to speakers at the annual Trading Risk Rendez-Vous hosted in New York last month.
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Sidecar DaVinci makes investment gains; AlphaCat division lifts results
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AQR wins Illinois mandate; Minnows close doors after exec moves; Third Point Re offers investment deals
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Start-up ILS fund manager Eastpoint Asset Management hopes to reach the $100mn mark in its first year of operations and is targeting $500mn within three or four years, the firm's management told Trading Risk.
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Specialist ILS fund manager Securis has added a new lower-risk fund to its line-up.
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Montpelier Re is progressing with plans to expand its third party funds management business through two new ventures, Trading Risk has learned.
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USAA is the first sponsor to return to the cat bond market after Hurricane Sandy with a new $250mn Residential Re offering that includes two high-risk layers of cover
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Swiss Re has closed its latest Mythen Re cat bond at $200mn, in the first deal that mixes hurricane and mortality risk in one offering
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Lancashire Group has added to its sidecar fleet by launching a $250mn collateralised vehicle that will underwrite aggregate products at the 1 January renewals
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Swiss Re is not keen on opening up its internal insurance-linked securities (ILS) fund to third party investors, according to reinsurance CEO for the EMEA region Jean-Jacques Henchoz.
