Canada PM Mark Carney vows deeper deficit to fund defence and infrastructure – Go Health Pro

Canada PM Mark Carney vows deeper deficit to fund defence and infrastructure – Go Health Pro

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is promising to run deeper deficits to cut income taxes and grow spending on infrastructure to reduce the country’s dependence on the US. Carney’s plan would push the federal government’s shortfall to C$62.3 billion (US$45 billion) this financial year and add C$129.2 billion (US$93.3 billion) in net new spending over … Read more

Rochdale ILW & cat bond fund returns 11.77% with only modest catastrophe impacts – Go Health Pro

Rochdale ILW & cat bond fund returns 11.77% with only modest catastrophe impacts – Go Health Pro

The City National Rochdale Select Strategies Fund, a mutual insurance-linked securities (ILS) strategy focused on industry loss warranties (ILWs) and catastrophe bonds, delivered a net return of 11.77% for the year ended January 31, 2025.While down from the 15.58% return recorded the previous year, 2024’s performance still marked a second consecutive year of strong, above-average … Read more

Cat bonds stable & resilient amid tariff financial market volatility: Fund managers – Go Health Pro

Cat bonds stable & resilient amid tariff financial market volatility: Fund managers – Go Health Pro

Catastrophe bonds are once again showing their value as a source of portfolio stability, with specialist cat bond fund managers Plenum Investments and Icosa Investments AG highlighting the sector’s calm performance despite growing volatility in broader financial markets tied to U.S. tariff tensions and macroeconomic uncertainty.In separate updates, both Plenum Investments and Icosa Investments AG … Read more

A new security fund opens up to help protect the fediverse – Go Health Pro

A new security fund opens up to help protect the fediverse – Go Health Pro

The fediverse, also known as the open social web that includes Mastodon, Meta’s Threads, Pixelfed, and other apps, is ramping up its security. On Wednesday, a nonprofit focused on bringing governance to open source projects, the Nivenly Foundation, announced the launch of a new security fund that will pay those who responsibly disclose security vulnerabilities … Read more

ILS fund return dispersion high again in Feb, on CA wildfire & Helene flood losses: ILS Advisers – Go Health Pro

ILS fund return dispersion high again in Feb, on CA wildfire & Helene flood losses: ILS Advisers – Go Health Pro

The ILS Advisers Fund Index has reported a +0.17% return for February 2025, but the company has highlighted a second consecutive month where there was a broad dispersion between ILS fund returns and performance, as effects from losses due to the California wildfires continued to flow through the market.In addition to the wildfire related negative … Read more