Portfolio Update: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly!
Nick Mackintosh - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Jan 07, 12:04AM CST
BTI: 111.13 (-1.46), CCL: 43.48 (-0.89), DX: 8.34 (+0.01), XL: 35.74 (-0.07), DEO: 113.89 (-1.40), RYAAY: 61.46 (-2.33), BHP: 51.19 (+2.38), SHPG: 239.82 (+6.11), BP: 41.93 (+0.59), AMZN: 381.83 (+4.66), WPPGY: 111.99 (-0.98), UL: 43.03 (-0.17), GSK: 47.94 (+1.99), AZN: 69.96 (+0.20), NGG: 68.59 (-0.46)
Tramline Re II 2014-1 Catastrophe Bond Launched As Renewal By Amlin
Steve Evans - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Nov 21, 2:12PM CST
Non-life insurance and reinsurance group Amlin plc ( OTCPK:APLCY ) has a new catastrophe bond in the market, with the launch yesterday of Tramline Re II Ltd. (Series 2014-1) , as it seeks to renew a soon to mature slice of capital markets cat bond...
TPRE: 13.91 (+0.03), GLRE: 31.99 (+0.01)
Measuring Leverage In Banks, Insurance Companies And Non-Financial Companies
John Kingham - Seeking Alpha - Thu Nov 20, 10:06AM CST
Companies use leverage because it can boost earnings, and that's a good thing. But leverage is also bad because it increases the volatility of earnings and increases the risk of bad things happening such as rights issues, dividend cuts and...
AV: 16.78 (+0.05), HSBC: 46.13 (-0.01), HBOS: 24.84 (+0.14)
Top 12 High-Yielding Shares In The FTSE 250
Stockopedia - Seeking Alpha - Tue Nov 11, 12:56PM CST
The FTSE 100 has long been a huge source of returns for hunters of high yield shares. In the third quarter of this year, 88.8% of all the dividends paid by UK quoted companies came from the blue chip index. But according to Capita, which monitors...