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Hedge fund Fermat: Returns affected by catastrophe bond sell-off


Hedge fund Fermat: Returns affected by catastrophe bond sell-off

(Bloomberg) — Fermat Capital Management, one of the world’s largest investors in catastrophe bonds, says fears about this year’s hurricane season have already significantly dented returns. Most read by Bloomberg “Returns in May were low and even negative for many funds,” said Brett Houghton, managing director at Fermat, in an interview. “Widespread fears of a […]

Wall Street firms pay half the price of retail customers for muni transactions


Wall Street firms pay half the price of retail customers for muni transactions

(Bloomberg) — Retail investors, who hold the largest share of municipal bonds, are paying about twice the spread paid by large institutional investors when trading recently issued debt. The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board measured the spread between prices for transactions in the primary market and recent transactions in the secondary market. The results showed that […]

FOA receives a “good” rating as a mortgage lender from DBRS Morningstar


FOA receives a “good” rating as a mortgage lender from DBRS Morningstar

Global credit rating agency DBRS Morningstar This week, the industry leader in reverse mortgages received a “good” rating Finances of America (FOA), confirming the rating assigned to the company at a similar time last year. The rating is officially classified by Morningstar as “MOR RVO2”. The agency referred to FOA’s recent business development – ​​including […]