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Asset management analysis
In the first in a new series of video interviews with key individuals in the captive insurance industry, Captive International spoke to James Larkin, head of business development for captive insurance at Barclays. 25 November 2020
Asset management analysis
The Guernsey Financial Services Commission (GFSC) is considering introducing a lower risk weighting for green investments held by life insurers on the island. 26 October 2020
Asset management analysis
Investing in an index implies a high degree of diversification, but in fact weighting by market capitalisation means indexes such as the S&P 500 are dominated by their largest stocks, to a quite surprising degree, as Jack Meskunas of Oppenheimer explains. 15 October 2020
Asset management analysis
Captives and other insurance companies should take a global view when looking for investment opportunities, and not be limited to investing in Europe and the US. 15 September 2020
Asset management analysis
Barclays Corporate Banking is the platinum sponsor of this year’s Bermuda Captive Conference. Ahead of the event, Captive International sat down with James Morris, head of UK insurance and captive banking, to discuss how Barclays is supporting the sector. 10 September 2020
Asset management analysis
Alan Quilter, Randall & Quilter’s chief executive, has sold his interest in 250,000 ordinary shares in the company. 3 September 2020
Asset management analysis
Captives and individual clients alike have been awestruck by the recent moves in the markets. With the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak quickly becoming a pandemic, just as an oil price war broke out between Saudi Arabia and Russia, markets have experienced a perfect storm. Oppenheimer’s Jack Meskunas attempts to put recent market moves into perspective. 25 March 2020
Asset management analysis
On March 9 equity markets suffered some of their worst days of trading since 2008, leaving captives with large equity positions in their investment portfolios facing the prospect of heavy losses. 11 March 2020
Analysis
Nearly 100 years ago, the first single parent captive insurance companies were formed onshore in the UK. There has been tremendous evolution in the captives industry, but there has not been as much progress with the captive investment portfolio, says Callan’s Sara Hakim. 20 January 2020
Accounting & tax analysis
It is only a matter of time before a more simplified approach to longevity swaps becomes more prevalent, Robus Insurance (Guernsey) directors Kate Storey, Frank Oldham and David Riley, explain. 4 February 2019
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