Asset management
Buy side mulls new Eurex direct clearing model
Agency-style arrangement may cut clearing costs, but regulators wary
Pension funds press for central bank repo backstop
Bank of England support seen as 'only' option to ease collateral fears
Esma's Mifir endorsement of ISIN identifiers questioned
Markit and Bloomberg claim Red codes and Figis should be used for trade reporting
New RBC regime sees China insurers overhaul products and ALM
China's new insurance solvency regime starting to impact the market
Buy side: central clearing 'a mess' as sell-side dialogue hits 'fever pitch'
Asset managers want to see futurisation of swaps get off the ground in Europe
Disruptive technology could leave regulators behind – Stanworth
Focus on historical data is out of step with speed of change, says head of L&G Capital
The fast and the furious: HFT in US Treasury markets
Dealers: we're 'sitting ducks' in Treasury market overrun by HFTs
Fed’s Dudley: liquidity warnings a ploy to weaken regulation
“Most arbitrage trading has simply ceased,” Goldman exec counters
Insurers turn to reinsurers for lapse risk cover
Assessing risk made difficult by behavioural influences
Chinese clampdown on HFT may hinder new oil contract
Foreign firms may avoid Shanghai crude futures, some participants warn
Riskology: Did markets overreact to China sell-offs?
Analysis shows markets can be overly sensitive to single-factor events
Q&A: Allianz CRO on using smarter performance metrics
Modern CROs must think carefully about value, especially for capital-heavy products, says Tom Wilson
Investors redeem risky China hedge fund managers
Conservative managers have become more attractive for investors
Mifid II delegated acts shelved until November – FCA
FCA official says 14 elements of Mifid II will be held up; research row blamed
Best execution woes ongoing for small hedge funds
Investors prize best execution more and more as hedge funds strive to comply
A vision of the future to put insurers on edge
Shareholders have shown how sensitive they are to solvency ratios
Client list reveals HFT dominance on BrokerTec
Barclays and JP Morgan only banks on list of top interdealer firms for US Treasuries
Esma ‘determined’ to finalise Mifid II rules in September
Market has been expecting delay; timeline will hinge on board meeting this week
Video: RBC in Asia will lead to more sustainable insurance products
Asian countries moving towards more risk-based capital framework
TruMid takes early lead in credit dark pool race
Nearly $2.5 billion of corporate bond trades have been executed on dark pools since May
Market liquidity has been drained by regulations, says DBS chief
Volcker, Basel III and Dodd-Frank have combined to reduce liquidity
UK pension reform a boost for risk-focused funds
Absolute return strategies face competition from safety-first alternatives
Citadel shut out of Tradeweb as it makes US Treasury move
Firm is first non-bank on Bloomberg, but primary dealer catch means it cannot join Tradeweb
Banks hope for Mifid reprieve on fixed-income research
Intervention by France, Germany, UK could bring about “more considerate treatment”