Asset management
Client-understanding adds up for State Street
Reach and experience count towards awards success
EC challenged to adopt Basel method for AIFMD leverage
Hedge funds oppose gross and commitment calculations
Buy side attacks Isda early termination protocol
Lawyers and funds allege lack of consultation in crucial too-big-to-fail fix
Hedge funds ‘cannot be too paranoid' on reputational risk
Lawyer advises counter-strike against dirty tricks campaigns
Beneficial ownership of assets under scrutiny in divorce
Disclosure orders lift corporate veil against third-party businesses
'Unnecessary' Irish SME lending constraints hit hedge funds
Multi-strategy funds blocked from originating loans
Nigel Wilson: industry must take lead in shaping new products
Engagement with policy-makers vital, says L&G chief executive
FSB delays designation of systemic reinsurers
IAIS assessment methodology under fire again for lack of clarity
Regulators must treat insurers differently from banks - Silitch
CRO of Prudential Financial puts case for longer-term view on capital
Insurers must prove bank-style run risk worries wrong
Be open about liability illiquidity, urge panellists
Volatility adjustment flaw incentivises risky investments by insurers
Bankers point to opportunity for insurers to load up on short-dated credits
BoE’s Cunliffe: era of free liquidity is over
Market participants ‘will have to pay more’ to get in and out of positions
Hedge Fund Lions' Den live now - Season 2
Reality TV meets the hedge fund world
Insurers slowly getting to grips with central clearing
Survey shows insurers are still grappling with challenges of central clearing
SEC to focus on fair value in alternative mutual funds
Fund managers need to ensure internal controls are up to the mark
AIFMD: hedge funds reported to be struggling with reporting
Reporting impacts NAVs, may cause capital-raising challenges
Citadel's Ken Griffin on Amazon, Bloomberg and swap market reform
"Buy-side firms say they want more liquidity and choice. Now, they have choice"
Conflict of interest: banks call for unity on Eonia
Traders fear swap market will be split by 0% floor disputes
BIS transparency bill criticised for impact on Caymans
Lawyer says bill will not cut tax avoidance, only harm investment
Experts call for changes to first global insurance capital standard
Concerns mount over calibration of BCR and higher loss-absorbency
New thinking is needed in the hunt for yield
Shrewd management as important as bold investment strategies
Manage Asia derivative risk locally, says Bank of England
Offshore booking may result in weak regulatory oversight – UK regulator
PRA: internal model insurers need a ‘plan B’
Firms must prepare in case their models are rejected, says regulator
Closed life specialists look forward to European boom
Buyers must avoid being hooked by unforeseen capital charges