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The DCG Iris insurance-linked securities fund has issued 9,174,000 new Sterling Shares at a price of 101.12 pence per share as it closes its latest round of fund-raising which we had written was underway in April. The additional shares grow the fund, which is managed by Dexion Capital as a feeder fund into a Credit Suisse managed […]

The DCG Iris insurance-linked securities fund, a London Stock Exchange listed closed end ILS investment fund operated by investment manager Dexion Capital, is actively raising more capital and aiming to close another placement of new shares in the fund by late May. DCG Iris has been raising new capital as part of a share placement […]

The DCG Iris insurance-linked securities fund, a London Stock Exchange listed closed end ILS investment fund operated by investment manager Dexion Capital, has released some figures on its progress in recent months. The fund launched in June 2012, raising just over $40m to begin with and followed that by adding another 11m shares in late […]

Last month we wrote about another of the UK’s independent asset managers which had increased its allocation to reinsurance and catastrophe risk through one of the ILS and reinsurance funds we cover regularly here on Artemis. Premier Fund Managers, a UK investment manager offering a range of fund based investments to private clients and professional […]

Another of the UK’s independent asset managers has followed a trend which is emerging where some independent investment houses increase their allocations to reinsurance and catastrophe risk through some of the ILS and reinsurance funds we cover here on Artemis. This time around the asset manager in question is Premier Fund Managers, a UK investment […]

In this interview series with investment managers from high-profile insurance-linked securities funds, collateralized reinsurance entities and reinsurance-linked investment firms, we hope to reveal a little more detail on the individual manager’s experience and the firm’s specific investment strategy. We begin this series with a chat with Michael Stahel, one of the four partners/portfolio managers of […]

Nephila Capital, the largest investment manager in the insurance-linked securities (ILS) and reinsurance sector, and Allianz Risk Transfer (ART), the specialist alternative risk transfer business division within the Allianz Group, are to continue a mutually beneficial working relationship. The two firms have finalized an agreement which secures another three years of risk capacity for Nephila, […]

Unless you’ve had your head under a rock for the past month you’ll be fully aware of the high-profile deal which took place at the end of January and saw private equity and buyout giant KKR & Co. L.P. (or Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) acquire a 25% stake in the largest investment manager in the insurance-linked […]

Start-up insurance-linked securities and reinsurance-linked investment hedge fund Petra Haven Capital LLC have partnered with a third-party institutional investment marketing firm to help it broaden its reach as it raises capital. Parenteau Associates, LLC has over 20 years of experience representing investment products and services and hopes to put Petra Haven Capital in front of […]

Here’s an interesting twist in the world of collateralized and capital market backed reinsurance business as the largest investment manager in the ILS sector Nephila Capital becomes active in the Lloyd’s reinsurance market by backing a new syndicate. Announced this morning, the Lloyd’s Franchise Board has granted “in principle” approval for Asta Managing Agency Ltd. […]