Debt

Institutionalized monetization condemns central banks to become the international financial system trashcans and, despite German opposition, it is likely to be the same for the ECB.

More than 4 years after the official start, now where everyone wonders how we will emerge from this ongoing crisis, let’s come back for a moment on the true origins.

Chiefly invested in Euro bonds supplied by private issuers rated “Investment Grade1“ with maturity 1-3 years, Natixis’s FCP Crédit Euro 1-3 fund targets a performance +0.30% above the Barclays Capital Euro Aggregate Corporate Credit 1-3 index over a recommended investment period of 2 years.

One of the most surprising characteristics of the current crisis is the fact that bond investors appear to discount more eurostress than equity investors. Is this justified?

Munich Re has acquired coverage for US hurricane and European windstorm risks with a total volume of US$ 100m from the special-purpose vehicle Queen Street IV Capital Limited, which in turn has placed a catastrophe bond for this amount in the capital markets...