Asset management
Riskology: What money markets can teach hedge funds
SEC stress tests provide foresight of damaging scenarios and increase time to react
Shadow banks eye accounts receivable as lenders retreat
Hedge funds target 10–12% returns on credit risk from unpaid invoices
AHL, ISAM unmoved by liquidity concerns
Quant hedge funds revamp algorithms since crisis, soothing liquidity woes
Funds of hedge funds outperform hedge funds over 12 months
But typical FoHFs ‘more exposed to market risks now than in recent memory'
Risk managers hold key to clarity on dividends
Absence of cash metric under Solvency II puts capital constraints in spotlight
EC's criticised tax blacklist 'insignificant' for hedge funds
Larger clouds loom for jurisdictions seeking third-country passport issuance
Top annuity firms turning to transitionals
Doubts on matching adjustment are causing insurers to change plans
UK wrong on volatility adjustment, says Insurance Europe
Olav Jones weighs in to debate that could see Eiopa overrule PRA
Swaps end-users fear clearing fee and margin hikes
Risk Derivatives Clearing: buy-side firms expect clearing costs to rise
'Gamma trap' theory features in US Treasury meltdown report
Official post-mortem considers claims that options hedging amplified October 15 move
Tendance Finance sees risk in ETF liquidity
French hedge fund also fears regulators may cap leverage and curtail shorting
Eiopa infrastructure plans too conservative, says industry
Regulator proposes cuts to capital charges, but insurers say more needed
FRTB will add to liquidity woes, warns hedge fund CIO
New trading book rules will “make the situation worse, not better” says Napier Park's Dorfman
Harvest looks to reap investor-targeting benefits
But social media site for hedge funds creates compliance challenges
ISAM made a killing on porcine virus trade
CTA unflapped by Greece and unimpressed by regulatory uncertainty in Chinese futures
Mandate for change: asset management after Solvency II
Insurers are adjusting relationships with managers ahead of directive
No dealer hedging panic from Hong Kong market plunge
China fears, not Grexit, see Hong Kong market rattled more than peer indexes
Capital volatility fears spur talk of wider G-Sii charges
Concerns about yo-yoing capital are behind latest HLA proposals, says Corinti
Moody's swaps bail-in bet splits banks and buy side
Asset managers wary of assumptions that make swap counterparts look stronger
Funds escape yo-yo effect as CFTC redefines US person
Scrapping of test means investor status will not tip offshore funds into Dodd-Frank regime
The dangers of herd behaviour
Policy-makers should take note of flaws being pointed out in capital rules
Supervisors fret over grasp of prudent person rule
Regulators worry too few insurers are taking Solvency II’s PPP into account
Q&A: Avinash Persaud on the structural risk in Solvency II
Directive will herd insurers into 'safe' investments that turn out to be risky, says writer and academic