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HAL to pay: where hedge funds think AI can really work
Some funds using artificial intelligence already; others see obstacles to its success
Man AHL investors profit from artificial intelligence
Hedge fund puts clients’ money in machine learning and seed capital in deep learning
Insurance capital standard can be forged on time – Cadoni
Chair of IAIS working group asserts ICS will not be mere capital backstop
Risk premia providers claim Brexit success
Index providers say strategies passed critical test convincingly
Negative rates force decline in yen life products
Japan’s life firms are increasingly focused on foreign-currency products
FSB buy-side plans a 'step forward', says industry group
Investment Association welcomes suggestions to regulate illiquid and levered funds
Intraday data does not improve daily VAR, research suggests
Bids to use bigger datasets give no better loss forecasts, says hedge fund
Flexibility of new stay protocol seen as draw for buy side
Dealer-by-dealer approach calms worries over fiduciary duty, lawyers say
The academic insights behind fears of a buy-side crunch
Risk of fire sales by highly levered funds is chief worry among influencers of regulatory thinking
Investors overlooking smart beta tracking errors, say experts
Few funds have tracking-error constraints, says risk institute
Buy side targets leverage cap in SEC derivatives plans
AQR says its managed futures fund could suffer larger drawdowns under new rule
Liquidity adds to institutional zest for hedge fund clones
Demand is high for alternative ETFs, despite underwhelming performance
Fund industry defends use of credit lines as liquidity backstop
Concerns about systemic risk unjustified, say asset managers
Daily fund liquidity needs rethinking, say asset managers
Buy-side firms sceptical about liquidity metrics, but see need for fundamental change
Swing pricing requires changes to '40 Act regime – asset managers
US mutual fund processes need upgrading for SEC proposals to be viable, say asset managers
Best bespoke FoHF provider: Amundi Alternative Investments
Clients want quick-moving funds as volatility creeps up, says Amundi
Best advisory team; Best HNWI/private client FoHF provider: Goldman Sachs Asset Management
AIMS' chief investment officer worries about a credit sell-off in 2016
Best specialist FoHF under $500m over three years: Ayaltis Narrapuno Spectrum
Spectrum fund profits from exposure to credit via market-neutral equities
Best managed accounts platform: Deutsche AWM
Deutsche AWM's platform has embraced arbitrage strategies that others have not
Best Ucits-compliant FoHF: Credit Suisse Prima Multi-Strategy Fund
Ucits funds still pose operational risks, says Credit Suisse
Best diversified FoHF over $500m: Axa All Weather
Axa avoids big hedge funds that leave footprints in illiquid markets
Best sub-$500m diversified FoHF: Kairos Multi Strategy
Good new funds are hard to find but the effort is worthwhile, says Kairos