Asset management
Battle lines drawn as hedge funds eye bank businesses
Lack of long track record may deter investors
Handzy: Volatility could return with a vengeance on geopolitical risk
Ukrainian situation could cause "Lehman-style shock"
Hedge funds seek third-party Emir valuations
Delegating Emir reporting may cause more problems than it solves
Hedge funds cautious on Argentina
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UK insurers cautioned on Solvency II credit risk assumptions
Regulator challenges "mechanistic re-application" of matching adjustment
Prime brokers set to increase revenues from stock connect
Market divided over whether long-only mangers can access China via the initiative
CDS de-correlation a threat to CVA hedging, traders warn
Fears relationship between credit indexes and constituents becoming more tenuous
BoE group kicks off procyclicality debate
Group led by Andrew Haldane opens debate on effects of insurance regulation
Robot risk managers excite swap market-makers
Banks hope auto-hedging algorithms will cut costs, boost volumes
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Standard formula insurers face higher operational risk capital charge
Change to definition of unit-linked expenses would increase firms' SCR
No arbitrage: New rules make markets 'less efficient'
Indexes may be less effective hedges in absence of arbitrageurs
Insurers keep an eye on emerging market debt
Insurers are maintaining their interest in emerging market debt
Insurers review options as collateral pressures grow
Insurers are under increasing pressure to plan access to collateral
IAIS warned over plans to shut members out of committees
Changes will prevent stakeholders raising 'red flags' to certain proposals
Carney urged to help end masking of swap counterparties
Top regulators want FSB to fix clash between reporting rules and privacy laws
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Euro inflation floors hit three-year low
Traders point to lower volatility, but one big short is also blamed
Taiwan insurers turn to foreign bonds after rule change
Relaxation of foreign asset classification drives increase in demand
Trade associations blast ‘flawed’ Basic Capital Requirement
Insurance industry responds to IAIS consultation on key G-Sii measure
Internal models versus standard formula: South Africa's experience
Why insurers are choosing standard formula over internal model