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Risk management central to hedge fund capital raising, says survey
As more institutional investors opt for hedge funds, robust risk management is being seen as a central function needed in order to raise capital, according to a survey by Prmia and SunGard APT
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Derivatives costs are set to rise on the back of new collateral management rules. Blake Evans-Pritchard looks at how life insurers are preparing
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Smoothing the flow: integrating workflow in Solvency II
Insurers need to overhaul their approach to dealing with the flow of data within their organisations, if they are to comply with all of the requirements of Solvency II, not just Pillar I. Clive Davidson reports
Banks look to cut corners on CVA computation
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Operational risk and effective risk management have taken over from exotic innovation in the structured products market. With the barriers to entry still big enough to put off new entrants to the technology market, the composition of the top 10 technology...
The state of the art: how ESGs and actuarial software are evolving
New regulations and evolving client needs are requiring vendors of economic scenario generators and actuarial modelling systems to upgrade their products. Clive Davidson reports on how the developers are responding
Tech firms prepare euro break-up contingencies
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