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Goldman Sachs is looking to sell a majority stake in its UK subsidiary Rothesay Life within the next year, according to reports.
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Bermudian (re)insurance group Aspen is pulling out of its Cartesian Iris joint venture as it works to develop its own asset management platform, Trading Risk can report
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Asset management giant BlackRock would not look to enter the reinsurance sector through joint ventures where the firm would only be providing distribution capabilities, according to a senior executive from the firm.
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Blackstone Alternative Asset Management (BAAM) has selected leading ILS fund manager Nephila to act as one of the investment houses that will underpin a new alternatives-focused mutual fund it is launching.
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Nephila Capital is ranked 81st in the global top 100 alternative asset managers of pension fund capital, according to a new survey from Towers Watson.
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ILS fund managers have perhaps never faced a more challenging time to keep their capital inflows in pace with investment opportunities, despite making significant inroads into the property catastrophe reinsurance market and with ILS issuance on track for a bumper year
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The top 10 specialist ILS managers lifted their combined assets under management by 13 percent over the past half-year and now control just over $31bn, according to a new survey by Trading Risk.
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Zurich-based ILS fund manager Twelve Capital has appointed Markus Stricker as a partner responsible for risk management, the firm announced today (12 July).
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LGT Capital Management's insurance-linked strategies team won three mandates worth $400mn from large European pension funds over the first half of the year, taking its total assets under management past the $3bn mark.
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Several specialist ILS fund managers are rationing entry to their funds as they absorb significant growth, Trading Risk has discovered from a survey of the industry's top 10 managers.
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Retro pricing experienced notable reductions at the mid-year renewals as capital markets competition continued to exert pressure on the sector, according to Willis Re.
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Lloyd's has praised the arrival of Nephila Capital, the Bermudian ILS powerhouse for bringing in a new book of business through its syndicate and avoiding cannibalising existing Lloyd's business.