Asset management
Hedge fund of the year: Chenavari Investment Managers
With around $1 billion deployed in capital relief trades and the same amount in direct lending, Chenavari has found a sweet spot for investors - but a danger area for regulators
Reinsurers welcome reduced collateral requirements for US business
Piecemeal reform of reinsurance laws continues to frustrate Lloyd’s market
Commission urged to curb supervisors’ leeway on volatility adjustment
Delegated acts must set stringent conditions for calculating fundamental spread, insurers say
Insurers to ramp up private equity exposure in 2014
Insurers are rethinking their investment strategies and beginning to increase their exposure to private equity. Some are even looking at it from an asset-liability management perspective.
Malta sees growth for hedge fund industry
Sponsored forum: Malta
France to require full Orsa as it rejects Solvency II interim measures on governance
Insurance supervisor will also allow XBLR reporting, says regulator's head of Solvency II
New Solvency II capital charges still threat to ABS demand
European insurer demand for debt securitisations could vanish despite proposals for lower capital charges
Quants turn to AI for market insights
A Trade Odyssey
MFSA sees AIFMD as stimulus for growth of funds sector
As an early adopter of AIFMD, the Malta Financial Services Authority believes the rules should help boost the alternatives business in the island state
Malta has ambitious plans for development of hedge fund sector
While it is the smallest EU member state, Malta campaigns for development of the financial services sector and the fund industry in particular, keen to make Europe competitive in a global context
Poor risk analysis weighs on Dutch disability market
After an overhaul of legislation in 2006, Dutch insurers eagerly tapped the occupational disability market. But they grossly underestimated the risks and costs of providing cover and have been forced to increase their reserves in response to higher than…
Insurers eye opportunities in commodity trade finance
CX Re and Partnership Assurance invest in CTF assets
Longevity swap volumes poised for record-breaking highs
Competitive pressures and greater pricing transparency spur growth in 2013
Policy-makers consider extending capital backstop to global insurers
IAIS to decide in 2014 whether to apply basic capital requirement beyond systemically important insurers
US hedge funds threaten EU boycott
As the AIFMD deadline approaches, US firms claim European disclosure rules will expose their top talent to poachers while depository and private placement rules are too restrictive
Federal Insurance Office calls for enhanced role in group supervision
Long-awaited report proposes reforms to US state and federal practices
Future looks bright for continued growth of managed accounts
12th Annual European Fund of Hedge Funds Awards 2013
Esma: No 90-day reporting delay for post-Emir trades
News will "come as a surprise" to market participants - and also the UK's FCA, which has misinterpreted Esma rules on its website
Prisma continues growth path with bespoke portfolio construction
12th Annual European Fund of Hedge Funds Awards 2013
Hedge Fund Lions' Den: Emerging managers learn their fate
The lions compare notes and exchange opinions on the three emerging managers who then face the lions to hear how much - if any - allocation Andrew McCaffery, Luke Ellis and Stanley Fink will make
Lyxor expects demand for alternatives to increase
Close relationships with hedge funds and Lyxor staff are at the heart of its reputation for independent research, asset management, its managed account platform and its other activities globally
Equity long/short FoHF that finds value in manager selection
As many investors return to the most basic hedge fund strategy, equity long/short, European Capital Holdings continues to stick to its winning formula, selecting only Europe’s best managers
NewAlpha sees brighter prospects for seeding in 2014
A major merger with NExT, a specialist in early-stage private equity investment, has pushed NewAlpha into a bigger universe where it can leverage its hedge fund seeding expertise in a wider context