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London, England
Joined January 2012
Validus Risk Management retweeted
We've partnered with Validus! The deal enables us to collaborate on the development of #options-based index solutions. First up: new BuyWrite and PutWrite indices. @validusrm For more, see the press release: ir.cboe.com/news-and-events/…
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The IMF expects the global economy to expand by 6% in 2021 (vs a prior forecast of 5.5%) – this highlights the fastest expansion since 1980. Find out more about @validusrm with #DisruptionBanking: disruptionbanking.com/2021/0…
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Validus Risk Management retweeted
You are never doing risk management in a vacuum, you’re always doing it with the real world. Read the full article: Interview with Kevin Lester, CEO at Validus about market risk, alternative assets and more ▸ lttr.ai/gvTC #Risk #MarketRisk
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.@validusrm acquires Canadian investment management and advisory firm. A former partner at the firm has joined Validus as chief investment officer and head of its new Global Macro Strategies business. bit.ly/2Q9tmQB #mergers #acquisitions #insurance
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Interview with Kevin Lester, CEO at Validus globalriskcommunity.libsyn.c…
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Validus Risk Management’s Kevin Lester and Haakon Blakstad detail how schemes’ #currencyrisk has grown over the past years with the rush to #alternativeassets, and how it can have a big impact on investment performance - on.ft.com/2QeQqxc @validusrm #privateequity
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Validus Risk Management retweeted
Delighted to hear that Montreal-based investment firm #WGAM has partnered with UK & Toronto-based @validusrm, accelerating plans to create a 🌎 #riskmanagement powerhouse - a fine example of 🇨🇦🇬🇧collaboration in business & RM at a crucial ⏲️. Read more ➡️ bit.ly/3gOTkkO
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Using ESG, (environmental, social, and governance) filters, Calpers portfolio retuned 8.1% vs 13.4% for the S&P 500 over the last 5 years. -Barron’s @jennablan @DiMartinoBooth @OpenOutcrier @StockCats $spy
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Draghi rate hikes? – at Fort Lauderdale, FL
Germany Manufacturing #PMI continues its descent, falling to a 29-month low of 52.2 (53.7 - Sep). Demand drops for the first time since late-2014. More: ihsmark.it/hivB30mtnsF
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Validus Risk Management retweeted
Santiago Capital
@SantiagoAuFund1 Nov 2018
Can someone please give me a Bearish #Dollar argument that consists of Bullish points regarding a competing fiat currency rather than just pointing out the dollars numerous flaws? Thanks.
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Euro weakens further against the US dollar. News that Merkel is stepping down and further political risk in Italy, added to budget risks in France, Spain and Portugal not helping.
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The Rise Of Zombie Companies And Why It Matters To You. 12% of all companies globally are "Zombies" (firms unable to pay interest expense with operating profits, acc to BIS). In the early 1990s, the percentage of zombie firms was 2%. Read: dlacalle.com/en/the-rise-of-…
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Validus Risk Management retweeted
If people are wondering why UK productivity is a long way behind our main industrial competitors, worth lookiong at this league table . . .
The 5 stages of acceptance as robots enter the workforce wef.ch/2SbLaqB #technology
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I'm struggling to understand where we are with #Brexit and the potential outcomes, but I do know that $gbpusd looks incredibly precarious here...
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Hedge Funds increase their bearish Euro bets to highest level since Mar2017. Speculators sell another 13,202 contracts; now short 29,344 contracts.
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#Italy’s credit rating cut by Moody’s to one level above junk on concerns about fiscal strength & stalling of plans for structural reform. Most of govt's spending increases are structural in nature, implying that they will be difficult to reverse. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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Validus Risk Management retweeted
Where have all the Euro bulls gone? Long positioning is OFF over 50% from January's highs, per CFTC data.
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After Italy... Spain Risk Soars Yield and CDS
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