Insurers Buy Erste SRT Deal Linked to €10 Billion Loans for M&A January 9, 2026 By Esteban Duarte and Marton Eder Erste Group Bank AG sold a significant risk transfer linked to more than €10 billion ($11.7 billion) of loans as...
Insurers’ Investment in Synthetic Risk Transfers Face Fresh Scrutiny Under EU Proposals November 25, 2025 By Esteban Duarte and Laura Noonan Insurers putting money into one of private credit’s hottest trends will face fresh oversight from the EU’s financial stability watchdog,...
Apollo Seeks $10 Billion From Insurers With Complex Debt Vehicle September 18, 2025 By Silas Brown and Esteban Duarte Apollo Global Management Inc. is set to use a rare structure to raise $10 billion from insurers, people with knowledge...
Private Credit: Apollo’s Fox Hedge Is Taking Financial Wizardry to New Level August 18, 2025 By Silas Brown, Scott Carpenter and Esteban Duarte Advanced Credit Solutions is a tiny finance firm based in Luxembourg that was founded by a Belgian and works with...
EU Agencies Seek to Cut Red Tape in €1.2 Trillion ABS Market March 31, 2025 By Esteban Duarte and Nicholas Comfort European financial authorities are exploring ways to streamline oversight of the €1.2 trillion ($1.3 trillion) asset-backed securities market and simplify...
Fortress Targets $1 Billion for Latest Litigation Finance Fund January 30, 2025 By Esteban Duarte and Carmen Arroyo Fortress Investment Group is seeking to raise about $1 billion for its latest fund in litigation finance, a sector in...
Swiss Re Among Firms in $3 Billion Credit-Risk Deal for International Finance Corp. December 18, 2024 By Esteban Duarte and Jorgelina do Rosario Swiss Re AG, Tokio Marine Holdings Inc., AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd. and AXA SA are among providers of $3 billion...
Colombia, Peru Eye World Bank Catastrophe Bonds on Renewed Investor Interest March 29, 2023 By Esteban Duarte and Marcelo Rochabrun Colombia and Peru are considering returning to a World Bank program that issues bonds to cover claims on natural disasters...
Canada Financial Watchdog Sets Rules for Insurers, Banks on Climate Risk Disclosure March 8, 2023 By Esteban Duarte Canada’s financial industry regulator published a set of guidelines for banks, insurance companies and other regulated firms to assess and...
World Bank Seeks to Restart Cat Bond Issuance to Boost Emerging Nations’ Resilience December 7, 2022 By Esteban Duarte The World Bank is looking to restart the issuance of catastrophe bonds to help developing countries improve their preparedness for...