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Catastrophe bonds demonstrate resilient returns

20th October 2011

More positive news in the global financial press today for catastrophe bonds as Bloomberg (here on the SF Gate website) discusses the returns the market has offered since the earthquake in Japan struck and dented the markets confidence. They compare the returns of an index of cat bonds with the returns of other assets and […]

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Insurance-linked securities cited as investment asset to withstand recession

18th October 2011

Yet again insurance-linked securities and catastrophe bonds are being held up as great investment assets in the current uncertain global economic climate and once again Australia is where the discussion is coming from. In their latest Ibbotson Insight article titled ‘Capital Preservation for Australian Investors‘, their Head of Alternative Investments Michael Coop says investors should […]

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