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UK government scheme spurs creation of direct lending hedge funds
A UK Treasury scheme aimed at promoting more lending to small and medium-sized enterprises is fuelling interest in direct lending strategies run by hedge funds.
The move to central clearing of OTC derivatives is meant to reduce systemic risk. It also creates plenty of headaches for the buy-side. Some hedge funds may not be ready before the March deadline.
Tail risks are present. Financial asset price inflation, caused by ultra-loose central bank monetary policies, is affecting markets and could result in multiple tail risk events in 2013.
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SEF confusion stymies buy-side move to electronic swap execution
Faced with regulatory confusion, operational complexity and market fragmentation, the buy-side has been slow to embrace changes in the OTC markets.
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