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Back to basics on insurance-linked securities

bwolfe — Wed, 30 Jun 2021 12:53:03 +0000

As institutional investors seek portfolio diversification and the insurance industry seeks additional capacity amid global growth, investment strategies incorporating insurance-linked securities are providing a solution for both parties. Insurance-linked securities allow insurers to transfer some of their risk to investors. For example, in the case of catastrophe bonds, the issuer pays a coupon to an […]

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What role can insurance-linked securities play in pension portfolios?

mschmit — Fri, 23 Oct 2020 03:24:17 +0000

In a market rocked by a considerable increase in cross-asset volatility, the need to search for alternative means of diversification that embrace different sources of risk and return is crucial. One solution for pension plan sponsors to consider is investing in insurance-linked securities. Often a misunderstood and underutilized asset class, insurance-linked securities are investments whose […]

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Is it time to revisit insurance-linked securities?

mschmit — Tue, 02 Jun 2020 03:33:23 +0000

The outbreak of the novel coronavirus has triggered major corrections in the equity, commodity and debt markets as participants try to gauge the full extent of its impact. It is times like these when the advantages of insurance-linked securities become apparent again. Insurance-linked securities are financial instruments whose performance is driven by the occurrence of […]

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The role of liquid alternatives in pension portfolios

mschmit — Tue, 08 Oct 2019 04:59:00 +0000

Pension funds are diversifying into alternatives in an increasingly challenging environment for returns. But many of the traditional characteristics institutional investors seek to achieve by investing in alternatives may not actually be present depending on the particular asset class, said Michael Sager, vice-president and client portfolio manager in multi-asset and currency management at CIBC Asset […]

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Are U.S. investment advisors getting more contracts by contributing to political campaigns?

mschmit — Mon, 07 Oct 2019 05:27:46 +0000

Public pension plans rely on the help of investment advisory firms, but do politics play a role in which firms they choose to work with? A paper co-written by William Beggs, an assistant professor of finance at the University of San Diego School of Business and Thuong Harvison, a PhD candidate at the University of […]

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Cat Bonds Won’t Help Japan

mschmit — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 04:55:19 +0000

Most have strict limits on what they cover.

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Cat Bonds and Other Freaks of Nature

mschmit — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 05:45:14 +0000

Pension funds: add something unique to your portfolio.

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