Asset management
Esma discusses AIFMD prime segregation today
Technical committee to recommend position to board
Taiwan compels life insurers to offer longer-dated products
September ban on variable life insurance products intended to lengthen asset portfolio
Giant bond funds could trigger next crisis – GLG’s Mawby
Giant daily dealing bond funds and ETFs could cause the next crisis, GLG’s top fixed income manager says
Fines to rise as regulators continue to punish misconduct
Repeated conduct failures lead to increase in average penalty amount
Citadel ‘nervous’ about lack of Sef competition
Firms warn dominance of Bloomberg and Tradeweb may not be healthy
Insurers weigh benefits of multi-asset funds
Asset managers promise high returns with low capital charges
Pension plans urged to take more risk
‘Under-risked’ plans will not hit 7.5% return targets, warns Paamco CEO
Citadel prepares for swap market-making role
Hedge fund builds on equities and options operations
UK regulator updates industry on matching adjustment
Insurers left uncertain about treatment of derivatives and equity release
Buy-side CROs: to each investment strategy, a unique tech response
Chief risk officers from boutique and institutional investment firms talk about their risk management and reporting platforms
Hedge fund hunger perceived for geopolitical data
Real time and raw data in demand to assess geopolitical risk
T+2 settlement cycle transition in Europe runs smooth
US move from T+3 to T+2 next in sights, says DTCC
Matching adjustment: delegated acts leave risk margin unclear
Industry still split on inclusion of spread risk in calculation
Hedge Funds Review’s 13th Annual FoHF shortlist announced
Winners announced on the night of November 20
Strong dollar warning for emerging markets
Investor warn of low forex reserves to short-term external debt ratio
Hedge funds pile into Japan dispersion trade
Rise in single stock uridashi issuance drives trade
Solvency II equivalence: uncertainty frustrates model applications
Use of volatility adjustment for third-country subsidiaries also in doubt
Video: Jan Parner, Finanstilsynet, on the prudent person principle
Deputy director-general explains approach of Danish FSA
Call for position-level data to monitor hedge fund risk
Academics echo Bank of England complaints over incomplete data
Good documentation central to model approval, say supervisors
Standard-forumula firms also face more stringent requirements
Examining the collateral and liquidity challenge: Derivatives in the insurance industry
Sponsored feature: Northern Trust
Taiwan to relax derivatives trading rules for life insurers
Regulator sees more advantages than risks in relaxing the rules
Large hedge funds highly exposed to asset-backed securities
Biggest funds also exposed to US junk corporate debt
Asset managers cheer FSB retreat on Sifi plans
Regulators go back to drawing board following deluge of criticism