Asset management
Liongate: hedge fund regulation impacting returns
'40 Act and Ucits restrictions risk stifling entrepreneurial spirit of the hedge fund industry
Canadian mortality data highlights longevity challenge for pension funds
Longevity risk transfer market must overcome fundamental issues
Insurers ramp up emerging risk management
Companies are setting up research teams to spot new risks
US hedge fund launches continue to surge
Redemption terms tighten with most offering quarterly liquidity
Europe’s management companies find new life in AIFMD
Can management companies save hedge funds from the threat of AIFMD?
Solvency II asset data formatting will breed ‘inconsistencies’
Insurers and asset managers warn of difficulties generating coherent data codes for alternative assets
Dispersion predicted in fixed income returns
Managers disagree on diversification benefits of fixed income absolute return
Hedge funds wary of betting on rates
Managers cite 2013 fixed-income rout as reason for caution
July deadline for Fatca compliance looms
Many prime brokers will require global intermediary identification numbers even in Model 1 IGA jurisdictions
Dynamic factor modeling reveals hidden risks
Risk management must be folded into investment decision-making process
Commission 'must ensure proportionality of Solvency II' rules as MEPs give green light to new regime
Omnibus II approved by European Parliament
Alfi rebuffs pro-Irish domicile report
Luxembourg assets "at all-time high" as the domicile continues to attract new fund initiators
Hedge fund directors lack credibility, says survey
Investors say directors should provide active oversight
Insurers weigh home-loan investment as efficient source of yield
Capital charge for residential mortgages under Solvency II makes buying loan portfolios more attractive, say bankers
EC to restrict deferred tax assets in Solvency II
Rules expected to be tightened on determination of future profits
US insurers tap CLO market as banks retreat
Widening spreads lure insurers
Insurers wrestle with Emir reporting challenge
Legacy systems and guidance 'failure' add to challenge as deadline passes
US Orsa pilot reports lack clarity - NAIC
Regulators request additional details on risk mitigating activities and capital levels
Federal and state regulators grapple over insurance supervision
Growing federal powers trouble state commissioners
German insurers ‘better off’ with Solvency II static transitional
Static transitional will smooth impact of unrealised gains on profit shares
National regulators to consult on additional insurer reporting requirements
Concerns national specific templates could lead to gold-plating and increased reporting burden
Are insurance companies prepared for the investment infrastructure challenges ahead?
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Markowitz attacks hedge fund diversification claims
Nobel prize winner Harry Markowitz says alternative investments may not deliver the diversification benefits sought by investors