Author: Chris Wells

Managing Editor

Editor’s Letter – Volume 3, Issue 10, October 2024

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Download Life Risk News Volume 3, Issue 10, October 2024 The US Federal Reserve cut the country’s interest rate by 50 basis points in mid-September, the first reduction since the spring of 2020. The impact will be felt across many private asset classes, but what of the impact to the life settlement market? Greg Winterton spoke to Jonas Martenson, Founder and Sales Director at Ress Capital, Rob Haynie, Managing Director at Life Insurance Settlements and Phil Hall, Director of Policy Trading at Longevity Holdings to learn more in Just How Much Influence Do Interest Rates Have on the Life Settlement…

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Editor’s Letter – Volume 3, Issue 9, September 2024

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Download Life Risk News Volume 3, Issue 9, September 2024 Defined benefit pension schemes seeking an insurer-led buy-out will, in many instances, have to divest themselves of any illiquid assets they hold in their investment portfolio. With buy-out activity almost touching £50bn in the UK’s bulk purchase annuity market in 2023, the divestment of illiquid assets has become a frenzied process. Samantha Downes spoke to André Kerr, Partner at XPS Group, Kunal Sood, Managing Director for Defined Benefit Solutions at Standard Life, Joe Evans, Senior Vice President at Redington and Ajith Balan Nair, Head of Asset Class and Manager Research…

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