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The European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA) has urged European Union policymakers to leave the status of catastrophe bonds unchanged in the UCITS Eligible Assets Directive (EAD), calling the asset class a “precious diversifier” and saying that “limiting asset choice within UCITS per se is not in investors’ best interest.”

Catastrophe bond funds structured in the UCITS format have now added more than $2.5 billion of assets in 2026 so far, with the sector nearing $21.8 billion of combined assets under management by the end of September 2026.

Catastrophe bond funds structured as UCITS investment strategies are now averaging a 6.67% return for the year to September 25th 2026, which is already the fourth best year on record for the Plenum CAT Bond UCITS Fund Indices.

Catastrophe bond fund structured in the UCITS investment format delivered their strongest month of performance year-to-date through the August days of record, averaging 1.24% for the period, while the 12-month rolling return average across the Plenum CAT Bond UCITS Fund Indices slipped a little further to 9.82%.

Catastrophe bond fund strategies in the UCITS format saw performance accelerate through recent weeks as seasonality boosted returns, but the 12-month rolling return average across the Plenum CAT Bond UCITS Fund Indices has now declined to just under 10% for the first time this year.

Catastrophe bond funds in the UCITS format have now added more than $1.84 billion of assets through 2026 so far, with the sector surpassing the $21 billion milestone for the first time this month.

Swisscanto Asset Management International S.A. has launched its first UCITS catastrophe bond fund under Luxembourg Law, the Swisscanto (LU) Bond Fund Cat Bonds, debuting with just over US $25 million in assets under management (AUM).

According to the latest data from the Plenum CAT Bond UCITS Fund Indices, catastrophe bond fund strategies in the UCITS format averaged a 0.62% return for the month of June 2026 which beat last year, while the rolling-twelve month return rose slightly to 10.22% as a result of the stronger month.

UCITS catastrophe bond funds delivered an average return of 0.36% through the month of May, taking the year-to-date 2026 return through May 29th to 2.28%, while rolling twelve month performance declined slightly to 10.18%, according to the latest data from the Plenum CAT Bond UCITS Fund Indices.

With the catastrophe bond asset class continuing to gain awareness and traction across investors worldwide, atmencapital is the first asset manager to plan to launch a UCITS catastrophe bond fund that will be domiciled and regulated in France.