Investing in ILS the right decision. Buying every cat bond less advisable: Icosa
While allocating capital into the insurance-linked securities (ILS) sector is “certainly the right decision for asset allocators” at this time, manager Icosa Investments cautions that with some challenges in the sector it is not advisable for cat bond fund managers to buy everything in the asset class. Icosa Investments commented on some of the “challenges […]
Elementum launches Njord Cat Bond Fund, with higher-yield US wind-focus
Elementum Advisors, LLC, the alternative investment manager that specialises in collateralized natural catastrophe event reinsurance investments, has announced the launch of a new higher-yield focused, multi-investor catastrophe bond fund strategy. The Elementum Njord Cat Bond Fund, Ltd. was launched on February 15th and will have a focus on investments into higher-risk premia US wind catastrophe […]
Man AHL planning to launch UCITS catastrophe bond fund strategy
Man Group, a global independent alternative and active investment management firm, has made an application to establish a UCITS catastrophe bond fund under its Man AHL brand, Artemis has learned from sources. Man Group already invests in catastrophe bonds across alternative investment funds under its Man AHL arm, the unit that has a focus on […]