Swiss Re has launched four new tranches of its long-running Successor series of cat bonds, including one European wind tranche triggered by untested industry loss index Perils, Trading Risk can reveal....
The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) and US broker-dealer Guggenheim Securities are both planning to launch transformer vehicles in Bermuda this month, to profit from an anticipated 20-30 percent growth in the risk transformation sector in 2010, Trading Risk can reveal....
Investment bank UBS is believed to be structuring a $500mn+ life insurance securitisation, joining the ranks of banks profiting from the market’s resurgence in the wake of the global financial crisis....
Goldman Sachs is offering up to $200mn of its holding in Unum Group’s $800mn Northwind embedded value life securitisation for sale in the secondary market at an approximate 20 percent discount to par, Trading Risk can reveal....
Life settlement market pioneer The Coventry Group has formed a strategic partnership with Traymar Capital – the investment management platform of ex-RBS executives Henry Kus and Bjorn Schmolk – Trading Risk can reveal....



