Asset management
Trump win forces rethink of investment risk assumptions
Risk management preparations confounded by day that shifted from risk off to risk on
Industry applauds 12-month Priips delay
Firms say Mifid alignment will minimise legal risks of key information documents
SEC liquidity rule flawed, warn funds
Industry says revised measures could be gamed
New EU prudential framework proposed for investment firms
Non-bank Mifid firms could be subject to liquidity rules for first time
Move to vol-controlled funds adds new complexities for VA
Market and regulatory pressure is driving product innovation from insurers
Esma set to backtrack on mandatory asset segregation
Maintaining the status quo would avoid disrupting securities financing and collateral reuse
Skewed views: banks, auditors split on CDS index trades
Views on risks and accounting treatment of arbitrage repack differ across the Street
New hedge fund plans on grabbing flash-crash profits
Manager says systemic risk has reduced, creating opportunity in sell-offs
FSOC focuses on non-cleared trades in buy-side Sifi debate
CFTC chairman sees ‘very important distinction’ in cleared versus uncleared trades
Buy side turns to credit skew notes for yield pick-up
Revival of credit derivatives arbitrage strategy targeted at insurers and private banks
CCPs defend direct clearing models for the buy side
FCMs unsure if direct margin posting will deliver capital savings
How banks weathered the money market storm
Bank funding desks tapped standalone accounts and offshore investors for cash as prime funds slumped
Hedge funds seeking cheap hedges for Italian referendum
Buy side turning to Brexit-inspired hedges for political tail risk
Taking aim at efficient market theory
Winton founder David Harding slams ‘weak’ theoretical basis for alternative beta
Why re-correlation matters in alternative premia investing
Understanding key risk can be difference between success and failure
Treating sovereign bonds as risk-free ‘courageous’ – Parente
UFR update needed for credibility; too early to change risk margin, Eiopa director tells conference
Down to luck: why today’s hedge funds can’t rely on just skill
Have hedge funds got so good at investing that luck now dominates the field?
Supervisors must police activities, not entities – Allianz’s Buecheler
Regulatory chief welcomes debate moving beyond ‘too-big-to-fail’
Asset managers lead the charge for voluntary clearing
Voluntary clearing volumes jump 80% as non-cleared margin rules take effect
Insurers cannot get round Brexit with ‘brass plaques’ – CBI
Firms will need a substantial presence in Ireland to sell into single market, says regulator
Hedge fund redemptions stemmed in August
Macro funds still suffering; commodities inflows continue