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  • Issue 57
    23 December

    • 23 Dec 2009

      Strong end

      Three more cat bonds price, with rumours of one more 2009 deal to come

  • Issue 56
    11 December

  • Issue 55
    27 November

    • 27 Nov 2009

      Up and away

      Three cat bonds upsized as two close

  • Issue 54
    13 November

  • Issue 53
    30 October

    • 30 Oct 2009

      How high?

      Emissions trading upswing fuels hope of longer-term rally

  • Issue 52
    16 October

  • Issue 51
    2 October

    • 2 Oct 2009

      Floors and caps

      US and European emissions markets impacted by various restrictions

  • Issue 50
    18 September

  • Issue 49
    4 September

    • 4 Sep 2009

      Waiting games

      Primary issuance expected as secondary market sees some life

  • Issue 48
    21 August

    • 21 Aug 2009

      Renewed demand

      Troubled bonds see activity, but transparency remains a concern

  • Issue 47
    7 August

  • Issue 46
    24 July

  • Issue 45
    10 July

  • Issue 44
    26 June

  • Issue 43
    12 June

    • 12 Jun 2009

      Price points

      Differing results for the two latest cat bonds to price

  • Issue 42
    29 May

    • 29 May 2009

      Mixed fortunes

      On- and off-exchange ILW trading seeing disparate trends

  • Issue 41
    15 May

    • 15 May 2009

      Pensions debut

      First longevity swap executed by UK pension fund

  • Issue 40
    1 May

    • 1 May 2009

      Active April

      Secondary cat bond market boosted by primary activity

  • Issue 39
    17th April

    • 17 Apr 2009

      Looking for volunteers

      Need for combination of compulsory and voluntary emissions trading schemes stressed

  • Issue 38
    3rd April

    • 3 Apr 2009

      Reality bites

      Emissions markets on both sides of the Atlantic to be hit by recession?

  • Issue 37
    20th March

    • 20 Mar 2009

      Holding pattern

      Some cat bond issuers holding back, but outlook remains positive

  • Issue 36
    6th March

  • Issue 35
    20th February

    • 20 Feb 2009

      Next up

      New cat bond being marketed as Atlas V settles

  • Issue 34
    6th February

  • Issue 33
    23rd January

    • 23 Jan 2009

      Scor steps up

      Atlas V could be first post-Lehman cat bond issued

  • Issue 32
    9th January

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