Asset management
European clearing mandate likely to start in 2015 – Risk.net poll
Clients aren’t expected to be subject to a clearing mandate until 2015, according to a Risk.net poll
Volcker rule start date could be delayed
Final rule could provide blanket relief of up to 12 months, says source
Omnibus II agreement puts Solvency II back on track
More generous long-term guarantees package and long transitional period in deal
UK insurers dismiss risk of bulk annuity capacity crunch
Increased activity forecast for 2014, but rumoured supply overload unlikely
A promising future
Sponsored statement: NYSE Liffe
Barnier to attend crunch trilogue to see Solvency II negotiations ‘over the finish line'
Profound changes expected to long-term guarantees package
Bill Clinton says failure to reform OTC markets earlier was a "real mistake"
Speaking at Sifma AGM, former US president says OTC market should have been forced into collateralised regime before 2008 crisis
Ice members split over new client clearing model
Dealers fear mutualised exposure in 'sponsored principal' model
Government bond traders see difficult markets heading into 2014
Your word is my bond
2014 likely to be positive year for hedge fund growth
Time changes all
Index-based longevity solutions continue to face challenges, experts say
Basis risk continues to worry pension funds, consultants say, despite the latest attempt by Deutsche Bank to create a flexible index-based longevity hedge
Insurance Risk North America: CROs must avoid conservative culture
Regulatory mindset 'creates no value' for US insurers
Insurance Risk North America: Test data security, US insurers warned
Security test results may scare them, delegates hear
Insurance Risk North America: Insurers warn of over-reliance on 'captivating' models
Robust governance process needed for third-party models
Mariner encourages hedge fund community to adopt UN PRI
Mariner adopts UN PRI
Single-stock futures alternative to section 871(m) withholding
Single stocks the future?
Insurance Risk North America: Bank-centric capital backstop 'would threaten consumers'
MetLife CRO outlines company's proposal for backstop capital standard
Hedge funds increase Asia quant investing risk capital by 50%
An improved Japan economy is ramping up quant investor activity across Asia
2014 predictions: tapering, China and Japan top factors
Focus on the future
Insurance Risk North America: Capital projection and stress test data challenge insurers in Orsa development
Industry trying to focus on Orsa and regulatory capital
Capital introduction favours large hedge funds
Demand for ‘sticky’ money and market intelligence from large institutionalised hedge funds is squeezing out emerging talent
Big data presents opportunities for hedge funds
The use of unstructured data in creating an alternative information edge is a potential new source of uncorrelated excess returns
Trilogue parties lock horns on Solvency II third-country equivalence
Commission seeks flexibility to unilaterally recognise US, but resists making temporary regime open-ended
Q&A: Commission Solvency II head Wiedner on closing the deal on Omnibus II
Klaus Wiedner, head of the insurance and pensions unit at the European Commission, has the task of brokering a deal on Omnibus II. As negotiations go down to the wire, he rebuts criticism that too many concessions are being made to the insurance industry…