Asset management
Insurers bolster inflation protection
Hedging assets sought to combat escalating risk of interest rate and inflation spike
UK regulator right to retain flexibility to force changes on internal models
Head of the PRA plans to use early warning indicators in supervisory work, notwithstanding the risk of EU challenge
Absorbing institutional inflows is biggest challenge for hedge funds
Shifting situations
Hedge funds benefit from lower prime broker fees
Hedge funds can lock in favourable rates for prime brokerage services as competition forces banks to rethink pricing, says former BlackRock managing director David Geffen who now runs a consultancy
US insurers target European commercial real estate debt
Attractive yields and supply demand mismatch spur interest
FX prime brokers welcome CFTC relief
CFTC provides last-minute relief for FX prime brokers, having listened to arguments that the market could be seriously impeded by business conduct rules
European investor appetite for niche FoHF offerings growing
Europe's fund of hedge funds industry has suffered AUM declines since 2008 but there are signs of a rising appetite for niche strategies and bespoke mandates. Stenham has launched two niche FoHFs
Harbert Value Fund: Harbert Management Corp
Opportunistic player
Better risk data vital if insurers to boost disaster coverage
Steps to improve risk modelling needed if Europe wants insurers to increase cat risk exposure, say experts
Singapore presses ahead with new ERM framework for insurers
Regulator soothes industry concerns over tight compliance deadlines
Tōkum Strategy: Perella Weinberg Partners
Healthy profits
Hedge funds need positive public relations campaign
Searching for truth
Cayman corporate governance reforms face legal challenge
Efforts to enhance the corporate governance framework for hedge funds in the Cayman Islands have run into opposition from local fund directors, who take issue with the regulator’s plans to create a public directors’ database
Standardised OTC swaps spice up futurisation fight
Returns of the Mac
36 South opens volatility hedge fund for US pensions
US pension funds are attracted by the low correlation to mainstream asset classes offered by 36 South's flagship fund, says its CIO. He says European funds should not ignore the US market
AIFMD is catalyst for expansion
Sponsored Q&A: Amundi Alternative Investments
Japan-focused hedge funds show strong gains in first quarter
Japan-focused hedge funds surprise investors with continued strong performance as Russia also produces better returns than normal. Securitised credit still strong favourite but returns segmented
Clearing chaos: US OTC industry braces for June deadline
Clearing – and present danger
Falling correlations could give hedge funds bumper returns
A fall in asset-to-asset correlations could mean a good year for many hedge fund strategies, even though volatility is expected to remain relatively low, according to research from Axioma
EU equivalence requirements set to hit trade with India
India has no plans to become an equivalent country under EU regulations on financial services. India’s decision is likely to foreshadow problems with other emerging countries trading with the EU