Getting the hang of through-hole soldering is tricky for those of us tinkering at home with our irons, spools, flux, and, sometimes, braids. It’s almost reassuring, then, to learn that through-hole soldering was also a pain for a firm that has made more than 60 million products with it. Raspberry Pi boards have a combination … Read more
A new Guernsey based life and annuity focused reinsurance company named Navigate Re has been launched with Polo Insurance Managers (PIM) assistance, the goal being to channel insurance-linked returns to investors through a vehicle sponsored by alternative asset manager Erithmitic.Navigate Re is a Guernsey domiciled Category 6 Special Purpose Entity and it has been formed … Read more
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
Antje Kunst* *Antje Kunst is an international lawyer and barrister of Garden Court North Chambers, admitted to the Bar of England and Wales, and the Bar of Berlin, advising and representing individuals in a wide range of matters related to fundamental rights within the CFSP and other fields. She has appeared in numerous cases before … Read more
Chinese President Xi Jinping reaffirmed ties with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Tuesday, as the two face a more geopolitically assertive US government led by Donald Trump, who criticised the Kremlin’s war against Ukraine on the first day of his second term as president. On Monday, Trump’s return to the Oval Office was marked … Read more