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ILS managers

  • Bermudian ILS fund manager Juniperus Capital will rebrand as Pillar Capital Management under the leadership of new CEO Chris McKeown, the company is set to announce today.
  • While assets under management in the ILS sector are likely to grow significantly the future market might not just be a bigger version of the present, said Nephila managing partner and co-founder Frank Majors.
  • Dexion Capital will seek to raise £100mn-£150mn from the IPO of its new London-listed ILS fund DCG Iris, the company told Trading Risk.
  • ILS fund manager Nephila Capital has bulked up its assets under management (AuM) by more than $1bn over the past year, shoring up its position at the top of the industry leader-board.
  • Chris McKeown, the former head of hedge fund-backed New Castle and CIG Re, is returning to the convergence market as CEO at Bermudian fund manager Juniperus, Trading Risk understands.
  • Chris McKeown, the former head of hedge fund-backed New Castle and CIG Re, is returning to the convergence market as CEO at Bermudian fund manager Juniperus, Trading Risk understands.
  • London-based ILS fund manager Leadenhall Capital Partners has taken in another $65mn into its funds, taking its assets under management above the $650mn mark, the company said in a statement today.
  • Hedge fund Paulson & Co has joined forces with Bermuda-based Validus Holdings to launch a $500mn reinsurer, PaCRe, in time for the mid-year US wind renewals.
  • Two Asian advisory and research firms have launched a new index to track returns from hedge funds specialising in insurance-linked assets.
  • Leading ILS fund manager Credit Suisse Asset Management (CSAM) has sold around 15 percent of its $1bn cat bond portfolio on the secondary market as it expands in collateralised reinsurance at the start of 2012, fund manager Niklaus Hilti told Trading Risk.
  • The Clariden Leu insurance-linked strategies team is planning to move to its new home at LGT Capital Management in May or June, Trading Risk can reveal.
  • Credit Suisse Asset Management (CSAM) has reached $4.4bn insurance-linked assets under management and launched a number of new funds targeting less liquid investments, Trading Risk can reveal