Asset management
Camomille: most money made on the recovery
'Madness of crowds' psychology governs investment policy
Generali cat bond launch showcases ILS innovation
Unique structuring methodology frees insurer to access capital markets all year round
Decision on systemically important reinsurers delayed
Designation process will be postponed until November
US opposition to ComFrame intensifies
Industry body claims global standards clash with domestic legislation
Derivatives litigation creates cross-border headaches
Plan in documentation where any dispute should be heard
Age over size affects relative hedge fund performance
Young funds posted highest cumulative returns since 2003
'Dangerous spike' in value minus growth
Volatility clustering and trend reversals not seen since 2006
Madoff case: no precedent to excuse directors
Non-execs should still challenge dominant directors
PRA internal model demands excessive, say insurers
Companies struggling to reconcile long- and short-term views
Eiopa tests insurers' resilience to sovereign stress
Firms to apply sovereign crisis and 'Japanification' scenarios
Asic calm over HFT impact but Australian buy-side lobby groups disagree
Lack of hysteria does not equal complacency, says securities regulator
Hedge funds see appeal in inflation anomalies
Market has become less efficient and less self-correcting, funds say
Hedge Funds Review Americas Awards 2014 open for entries
Hedge funds and FoHFs in North and South America encouraged to enter
Catastrophe modellers embrace open platforms
Liberalised cat modelling market will place extra demands on model validation
Rising interest rates pose challenge for Asia insurers
ALM benefits potentially outweighed by rise in lapses
PRA pushes on with recovery plans for domestic insurers
Firms asked to tackle sources of intragroup interconnectedness
US end-users are losers in swaps liquidity split
US participants "are not able to access" full breadth of liquidity, says Tradeweb CEO
Rival vendors unveil open cat modelling platforms
New product suites offer increased transparency and customisation
Options for collateral options
When collateral can be posted in multiple currencies, pricing even the simplest derivatives involves optionality, which is often tackled numerically. But by conditioning on a risk factor to make variables independent, this can be simplified. Alexandre…
At the mercy of politicians
UK Budget highlights insurers' vulnerability to political risk
SEC probes retail hedge fund liquidity
So-called multi-alternatives are growing rapidly - too rapidly for some sceptics
US regulators grapple with proposed XXX captives fix
States concerned over use of ‘deregulatory' valuation approach