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Athene BCA 2.0 Suite of Fixed Indexed Annuities Wins Two Major Industry Awards

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Tuesday, December 5, 2023

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Dec. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Annexus, a leading independent retirement product design company, today announced that its innovative work with the Athene® BCA® 2.0 Suite of Fixed Indexed Annuities (FIAs) recently received two prominent industry awards.

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  • SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Dec. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Annexus, a leading independent retirement product design company, today announced that its innovative work with the Athene® BCA® 2.0 Suite of Fixed Indexed Annuities (FIAs) recently received two prominent industry awards.
  • Exclusively featured in the Athene BCA 2.0 Suite, the Siegel Index had the best-performing product return in the FIA industry in all of 2022.
  • The Athene BCA 2.0 Suite of FIAs won "Best Performance FIA" at the SPi USA 2023 Awards for Excellence.
  • Annexus brought both indices to the Athene BCA 2.0 Suite of FIAs in March 2019.

In Gold We Trust Report 2022 "Stagflation 2.0"

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Tuesday, May 24, 2022

The nearly 400-page In Gold We Trust report is world-renowned and has been dubbed the "gold standard of all gold studies" by the Wall Street Journal. Last year's edition was downloaded and shared more than 2 million times in total. This makes the In Gold We Trust report, which is being published for the 16th time this year, one of the most widely read gold studies internationally. In addition to the German and English versions, the annual publication has also been published in Chinese since 2019. The short version will be published in Spanish for the first time this year, in addition to the German and English short versions.--

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  • "Back in the fall of 2020, we warned of elevated inflation rates and renewed that warning in theIn Gold We Trust 2021 report.
  • Together, the two form a 'duo infernale', equally for investors, central bankers and politicians," says Mark Valek, co-author of the In Gold We Trust report.
  • "We confirm our long-term gold price target, which we calculated in the 2020 In Gold We Trust report using our proprietary gold price model.
  • The following internationally renowned companies have been secured as Premium Partners for the In Gold We Trust Report 2022: Agnico Eagle, Asante Gold, Aurion Resources, Caledonia Mining, Dakota Gold, EMX Royalty, Endeavour Mining, Endeavour Silver, Hecla Mining, Matterhorn Asset Management - Gold Switzerland, Minera Alamos, Austrian Mint, New Zealand Bullion Depository, philoro EDELMETALLE, Reyna Gold, Solit Management, Sprott Asset Management, Tudor Gold, Victoria Gold and Ximen Mining.

Athene and Annexus Announce Expanded Index Lineup

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Monday, June 28, 2021

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa, June 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Athene USA ("Athene"), a leading provider of retirement savings products, and Annexus, the leading independent designer of fixed indexed annuities (FIAs), today announced enhancements to the index portfolio in the Athene BCAsuite of FIAs, including BCA 2.0 and Athene Velocity.

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  • WEST DES MOINES, Iowa, June 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Athene USA ("Athene"), a leading provider of retirement savings products, and Annexus, the leading independent designer of fixed indexed annuities (FIAs), today announced enhancements to the index portfolio in the Athene BCAsuite of FIAs, including BCA 2.0 and Athene Velocity.
  • The expanded lineup includes the latest index from noted economist Prof. Robert Shiller and Barclays, and an exclusive new index from Citi.
  • "Annexus takes great pride in the rigorous due diligence and in-depth research and analysis that goes into our index selection process," said Co-Founder Don Dady.
  • Citigroup Global Markets Limited ("Citigroup") has licensed the Citi Grandmaster Index (the "Index") to the Licensee for its sole benefit.

S&P Corelogic Case-Shiller Index Shows Annual Home Price Gains Climbed To 13.2% In March

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Tuesday, May 25, 2021

The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price NSA Index, covering all nine U.S. census divisions, reported a 13.2% annual gain in March, up from 12.0% in the previous month.

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  • The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price NSA Index, covering all nine U.S. census divisions, reported a 13.2% annual gain in March, up from 12.0% in the previous month.
  • The 10-City Composite annual increase came in at 12.8%, up from 11.7% in the previous month.
  • Phoenix, San Diego, and Seattle reported the highest year-over-year gains among the 20 cities in March.
  • All 20 cities reported higher price increases in the year ending March 2021 versus the year ending February 2021.

S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Index Reports 11.2% Annual Home Price Gain to Start 2021

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Tuesday, March 30, 2021

The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price NSA Index, covering all nine U.S. census divisions, reported an 11.2% annual gain in January, up from 10.4% in the previous month.

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  • The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price NSA Index, covering all nine U.S. census divisions, reported an 11.2% annual gain in January, up from 10.4% in the previous month.
  • The 10-City Composite annual increase came in at 10.9%, up from 9.9% in the previous month.
  • All 20 cities reported higher price increases in the year ending January 2021 versus the year ending December 2020.
  • January's price gains in every city are above that city's median level, and rank in the top quartile of all reports in 18 cities.

S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Index Shows Annual Home Price Gains Climbed To 9.5% In November

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Tuesday, January 26, 2021

When the sale transactions data fully resume and sufficient data are collected, the Detroit index values for the month(s) with missing updates will be calculated.

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  • When the sale transactions data fully resume and sufficient data are collected, the Detroit index values for the month(s) with missing updates will be calculated.
  • The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price NSA Index, covering all nine U.S. census divisions, reported a 9.5% annual gain in November, up from 8.4% in the previous month.
  • Phoenix, Seattle and San Diego continued to report the highest year-over-year gains among the 19 cities (excluding Detroit) in November.
  • All 19 cities reported higher price increases in the year ending November 2020 versus the year ending October 2020.

S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Index Shows Annual Home Price Gains Remained Strong In October

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Tuesday, December 29, 2020

Since Wayne is the most populous county in the Detroit metro area, S&P Dow Jones Indices and CoreLogic are unable to generate a valid Detroit index value for the December release.

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  • Since Wayne is the most populous county in the Detroit metro area, S&P Dow Jones Indices and CoreLogic are unable to generate a valid Detroit index value for the December release.
  • The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price NSA Index, covering all nine U.S. census divisions, reported an 8.4% annual gain in October, up from 7.0% in the previous month.
  • The 10-City Composite annual increase came in at 7.5%, up from 6.2% in the previous month.
  • Phoenix, Seattle and San Diego continued to report the highest year-over-year gains among the 19 cities (excluding Detroit) in October.

S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Index Shows Annual Home Price Gains Soared To 7% In September

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Tuesday, November 24, 2020

When the sale transactions data fully resumes and sufficient data is collected, the Detroit index values for the month(s) with missing updates will be calculated.

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  • When the sale transactions data fully resumes and sufficient data is collected, the Detroit index values for the month(s) with missing updates will be calculated.
  • The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price NSA Index, covering all nine U.S. census divisions, reported a 7.0% annual gain in September, up from 5.8% in the previous month.
  • Phoenix, Seattle and San Diego continued to report the highest year-over-year gains among the 19 cities (excluding Detroit) in September.
  • Prices were strongest in the West and Southwest regions, but even the comparatively weak Midwest scored 6.0% gains."

S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Index Shows Annual Home Price Gains Increased To 5.7% In August

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Tuesday, October 27, 2020

Since Wayne is the most populous county in the Detroit metro area, S&P Dow Jones Indices and CoreLogic are unable to generate a valid Detroit index value for the October release.

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  • Since Wayne is the most populous county in the Detroit metro area, S&P Dow Jones Indices and CoreLogic are unable to generate a valid Detroit index value for the October release.
  • The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price NSA Index, covering all nine U.S. census divisions, reported a 5.7% annual gain in August, up from 4.8% in the previous month.
  • The 10-City Composite annual increase came in at 4.7%, up from 3.5% in the previous month.
  • "A trend of accelerating increases in the National Composite Index began in August 2019 but was interrupted in May and June, as COVID-related restrictions produced modestly-decelerating price gains.

U.S. Home Prices Up 15%, Largest Growth Since at Least 2005

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Thursday, October 8, 2020

The largest increase ever recorded in the Case-Shiller national home price index (which goes back through 1988) was 14.5% in September 2005.

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  • The largest increase ever recorded in the Case-Shiller national home price index (which goes back through 1988) was 14.5% in September 2005.
  • In the week ending October 4, home prices were up 16% from the same week a year earlier.
  • Pending home sales climbed 26% year over year, the smallest growth rate since the four-week period ending August 16.
  • We will continue to track changes in sellers' asking prices, which tend to precede trends in overall home price growth.