UCITS cat bond fund Index accelerates past 14% YTD. AUM recovers to $10bn

Catastrophe bond funds in the UCITS format have now delivered around 14% in returns year-to-date on average, while their assets under management as a group had recovered to more than $10 billion by the end of October 2023. The capital-weighted average return of the group of UCITS catastrophe bond funds tracked by Plenum Investments had […]

Insurance-linked securities a top choice in private assets: Schroders

Insurance-linked securities (ILS) are seen as one of the top choices for investors seeking diversification and to add performance to their portfolios, in the private assets category of investments, according to survey data from Schroders. With some 41% of surveyed investors saying private assets are now even more attractive, given the diversification benefits they provide, […]