The average return of UCITS catastrophe bond fund strategies was 1.38% for the first-quarter of 2025, according to the Plenum CAT Bond UCITS Fund Indices. But lower-risk cat bond funds led the way by averaging 1.50% for the period as a group, as they generally had less exposure to the California wildfire cat bond mark-downs.March … Read more
The Last of Us Season 2 is just as moving as its predecessor, but it’s also infinitely more frustrating. Just like in Season 1, series co-creators Craig Mazin (Chernobyl) and Neil Druckmann (creator of The Last of Us game) have crafted a stirring post-apocalyptic tale about the relationship between survivors Joel (Pedro Pascal) and Ellie … Read more
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
Emmanuel Macron, at an event for the national and European Remembrance Day for Victims of Terrorism, in Strasbourg, on March 11, 2025. CYRIL BITTON/DIVERGENCE FOR LE MONDE These days, every opportunity is worth taking. On Tuesday, March 11, Emmanuel Macron chose the inauguration of the future headquarters of France’s domestic intelligence agency, the General Directorate … Read more
Another year, another AI platform making headlines. Admittedly, we had to do a double-take when we saw news of DeepSeek come out — we initially thought we were reading about the deep freeze temps that hit the southern states this month. Many of us probably didn’t want to start the new year with deep freezes … Read more