Fermat Capital Management launches Cat Bond PIE Fund for New Zealand investors
Fermat Capital Management has launched a new strategy specifically for investors in New Zealand, with the Fermat Cat Bond PIE Fund becoming the first cat bond fund structured in the tax efficient Portfolio Investment Entities format. In recent year’s, the specialist catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities (ILS) investment manager has been broadening its distribution reach […]
IDB arranges its first parametric catastrophe swap for Belize, Swiss Re backs it
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has successfully arranged its first sovereign parametric catastrophe swap transaction, securing $20 million of hurricane risk transfer for Belize, underwritten by global reinsurance firm Swiss Re. This first of its kind transaction to be facilitated by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) is seen as an important step in bringing more […]