Asset management
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
Legacy systems: mission impossible or mission unnecessary?
Old technology poses security and compliance risk
Prime alpha: separating skill from luck in asset management
Alternative way to judge manager performance provides useful tool for risk managers
Blunt SEC derivatives proposals too onerous for funds
Crossover between derivatives and liquidity rules threatens heavy burden for buy side
Insurers should prep for questions on pro-cyclicality
Regulatory agenda shifting to systemic risk of herding
ESRB's buffer plan would worsen systemic risk – insurers
Industry and regulators at loggerheads over pro-cyclicality
ETFs ditch derivatives as investors flock to physical products
Lyxor and Deutsche are switching to physical replication for the majority of their ETFs
Testing interest rate models for Solvency II applications
Alexey Botvinnik and Vladimir Ostrovski propose a validation method for interest rate models
UK insurance association slams ESRB report
'Very poorly timed' paper misses the point on pro-cyclicality, says ABI’s head of regulation
Banks unyielding in contract talks on clearing
European buy-siders that leave clearing-contract talks too late could be told 'take it or leave it', lawyers warn
Riskology: Complexity economics as a future source of alpha
Advances in understanding of networks hold potential for new trading strategies for hedge funds
Banks pitch flexible ‘sunset CSAs’ for pension funds, insurers
New-style contracts allow clients to post government bonds as swap collateral until clearing exemption ends
Crossover bonds biggest risk for large hedge funds
eVestment analysis shows exposure to top 10 risk factors
Interview: Zurich's Cecilia Reyes on going from CIO to CRO
Risk teams urged not to "obsess over downside" at Swiss insurer
Solvency II a poor reflection of 'actual' capital – Moody's
Rating agency joins Fitch and S&P in questioning ‘uneconomic' elements of directive
Surprise answer to regulatory squeeze: use more swaps
New rules could push buy-siders towards synthetic strategies
The ideas on offer to calm buy-side repo fears
Comprehensive solution to the challenges pension funds will face under central clearing remains out of reach
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 seeder: Tages Capital
Tages offers new funds capital, advice and product ideas
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
Interview: Dutch regulator on leveraged ETF review
Following clampdown on leveraged ETFs in 2013, Autoriteit Financiële Markten launches second review of sector