Hedge funds
Low yields and low volatility a growing bubble
Fed-sponsored low rate environment a ticking time bomb
Take care with repo market, ECB's Bindseil urges
Banks claim new rules will force repo business into hands of hedge funds
Hedge funds warned fee ratios still too high
Costs have fallen already, but investors demand better deals
Maijoor: defining Mifid II liquidity is "major task"
Esma needs help to balance transparency and liquidity, says authority's chair
G-7 promises to complete bulk of crisis reforms this year
Too-big-to-fail issue, swap market overhaul and shadow banking all on to-do list
Positive MBS momentum from R&W settlement trades
Legacy non-agency market benefits from anticipated payouts
Investors look to profit from record low equity volatility
Hedge funds holding their nerve in game of volatility limbo
Transatlantic swap liquidity split persists – Risk.net poll
US rules have broken the swap market in two, according to 60% of respondents to a poll
Investors poised as banks weigh fixed-income spin-offs
Ultra-high-net-worth investors ready to sink $300 million into market-making revolution
Asset quality trumps hedging cost in volatile currencies
Correlation of currency and underlying asset militates against hedging
Asia volatility indexes mirror pre-crisis market conditions
Low leverage this time should result in milder correction than 2008/9
Oesa: Europe little to learn from US clearing roll-out
US would have benefited from pragmatic European approach
India election drives record equity derivatives volumes
Post-election rally likely to further increase sales later this year
Winners announced for European Single Manager Awards 2014
Top hedge funds from Europe recognised for outstanding performance
BoE and Citadel clash over Sifi status for funds
Asset managers could pose systemic risk, says BoE official
Buy-side swaps use set to decline, survey suggests
Almost 60% of asset managers expect interest rate swap volumes to fall
Sifi status for funds could spark legal challenges
“No evidence mutual funds contribute to systemic risk,” says Vanguard’s head of risk
Equity benchmarks unsuitable hedge universe measure
Fixed income returns more appropriate performance metric
Key man risk avoidable for hedge funds
Yet succession planning remains last-minute afterthought
Salt Rock: US/UK regulatory equivalence a challenge
Hedge fund managers need to get used to compliance burden
Questions over event driven activists adding value
But strategy among highest returns this year
Merger arbitrage experiences resurgence
But strategy sees spreads under pressure
'Risk-controlled' global macro tipped for comeback
Emerging cadre of macro investors are risk managers
Camomille: most money made on the recovery
'Madness of crowds' psychology governs investment policy