Asset management
Buy-side reporting concerns as February Emir deadline looms
Quotes of the quarter
'Don't make us clear inflation swaps,' dealers plead
Market is too concentrated to cope with a default, participants warn
Risk management at heart of Prima Capital FoHF success
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Hedge Fund Lions' Den: Managers voice concerns over lack of investment
Emerging managers get up close and personal with industry experts in episode four of Hedge Fund Lions’ Den. Aperios, Laurentia and Strategis have a chance to learn from the lions
EIB credit enhancement lures UK insurers to project bond
Capital efficiency of A3 bond tempts insurers
Volcker rule offers good news and bad on hedging
Regulators strip out approval for portfolio hedging but give more freedom to market-making desks
Hedge Fund Lions’ Den: Emerging managers face the test
Hedge Fund Lions’ Den continues with episode three, The Pitch. Strategis Capital Management, Laurentia Funds and Aperios Partners Investment have two minutes to impress the lions
Australian cyclone derivative ‘proves resilience of traditional cat insurance market’
Innovative weather risk transfer deal exposes limitations of ILS
UK regulator warns insurers over poor asset valuation controls
Failures observed in valuation governance, documentation and models
Ex-Deutsche Bank energy traders launch hedge fund
New fund will trade financial transmission rights in US power markets
Lions share industry wisdom
Episode two of Hedge Fund Lions’ Den has the three industry heavyweights sharing their collective knowledge, expertise and experience about starting hedge funds and what can go wrong
Delta Lloyd to lead European insurers into private debt market
€750 million collective fund to invest in loans to mid-cap corporates to be launched next year
‘Unhedgeable’ risk-free curve extrapolation method implied in Omnibus II text
Controversial Smith-Wilson technique expected to be confirmed in level 2 implementing measures
Hedge Fund Lions' Den live
The first episode of Hedge Fund Lions' Den - a six-part series following the fortunes of three emerging managers trying to convince three hedge fund lions to invest in their products
SEC extends interim CDS portfolio margin rule
Buy-side firms angry about continuing margin disparity and uncertainty
GAM looks at whole portfolios to advise on alternatives
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SG CIB completes longevity trade for Aegon
Deal with Dutch insurer Aegon marks French bank’s first major transaction in the longevity swap market
EC fines banks €1.7bn over benchmark rigging
Eight banks fined for participating in illegal cartels; UBS avoids €2.5 billion fine in exchange for co-operation
Footnote 513 exceeds CFTC's statutory brief: O'Malia
Failure to define a "significant or direct" threat to the US economy has brought regulatory overreach
Hedge fund interest drives Japan convertible bond issuance
Availability of asset swaps key to hedge fund demand for convertible bonds
BSE currency futures face uncertainty in 'overcrowded' market
Product launch "incomprehensible" in saturated currency futures market
Italian life insurers look to dynamic hybrids to reduce guarantees burden
Generali sets trend with innovative rebalancing mechanism
Actuarial resource constraints hold back growth in central and eastern Europe
Lack of data and market fragmentation also challenging, say insurers
Swedish FoHF adopts different approach to CTA manager selection
12th Annual European Fund of Hedge Funds Awards 2013