Sector developments and company hires

EMEA
Nick Holman has joined Kartesia to lead investments in the UK from the Kartesia Senior Opportunities (KSO) I fund. Holman joins Kartesia from Santander’s structured finance team, where he was a director. He will work alongside Javier Castillo, Charles-Henri Clappier and Thomas Poehler in the KSO senior team.

Green ILS framework
Generali has developed a ‘Green Insurance Linked Securities Framework’, in line with its sustainability strategy. Under the framework, green ILS are characterised by the investment of collateral in assets with a positive environmental impact and by the allocation of the transferred solvency capital to sustainable initiatives. The framework has received a second-party opinion from Sustainalytics.