Asset management
A global outlook on hedge fund regulations | Part 2: The impact on operating models
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Pressure builds on CFTC to outlaw post-trade name give-up
Controversial practice will not ‘go away’ without action from regulators
Lyxor: index funds may have weakened corporate governance
Rise of passive investment leaves a vacuum to be filled by hedge fund activists
Fed takes hands-on approach to thrift-owning insurers
Savings and loan holding companies get used to closer scrutiny
Firms’ twin fears of complexity and gold-plating
Industry concerned about over-engineering of regulation
Longevity risk hedging with a population-based index solution
Cedric Fetiveau and Chenye Jia propose a method to measure longevity risk
Robert Litterman: lessons from the quant quake
Ex-Goldman partner says size, crowding and equity risk are bad for quant funds
EU infrastructure funding risks ‘crowding out' insurers
Strategic fund could force down yields, says Insurance Europe
BlueCrest: fixed-income market structure faces uncertain future
COO in interview cites equity-like evolution and regulation squeezing liquidity
A global outlook on hedge fund regulations | Part 1: Reporting and compliance requirements
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Profile: Citadel's Hamill on the fight for swaps market share
New entrant is making prices - and hedging - electronically
Full capital structures allow revival of synthetic CDOs
Managed deals could be next, but market's potential is expected to be limited
How to assess standard formula appropriateness
The areas where firms must work hardest to show suitability
Rekindled affection: transitional measures spur equity rethink
Some firms increasing holdings to benefit from grandfathering
Standard formula: how different is too different?
Insurers must demonstrate standard formula is appropriate. But what this means is sometimes unclear
Deutsche Bank places faith in ‘structurally changed’ CTAs
Outperformance no short-term trend, as industry has seen “fundamental changes”
Mifid II threatens dealing commissions and broker research
Ring-fenced research pots required to cut out inducements
Hedge fund ETFs ruffle active managers
Institutions may not favour volatile, high-beta hedge fund replicators, critics say
China's clearing and reporting regimes being built bottom-up
But reported problems include disclosure of state secrets stopping US trading
Radical change needed to close hedge fund gender gap
Asian hedge funds best for gender equality but Europe lags, research finds
Evasion concerns hamper Mifid package trade fix
Esma working on package trades, but "too premature" to discuss a solution
Japan equity derivatives trading stalls on Nikkei 15-year high
Abenomics had driven a surge in Japan equity derivatives activity, but now cash investors dominate
Largest funds face more equity and credit risk six months on
But industry sees less interest rate risk and inversely exposed to volatility
Decline of FoHFs saps due diligence efforts
Investment consultants accused of offering poor substitute to decent research