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Age over size affects relative hedge fund performance
Young funds posted highest cumulative returns since 2003
Madoff case: no precedent to excuse directors
Non-execs should still challenge dominant directors
Asia dealers determined to avoid Sefs – for now
Firms look to alternative sources of liquidity
Asia LNG swap market to be driven by smaller consumers
South Asia set to drive development of derivative market in the medium term
Northern Trust heads global custody mandate wins
Annual survey of top 50 deals sees $412 billion awarded
Japan PRDCs stage a comeback on yen depreciation
Revival in power reverse dual currency notes thanks to Abenomic policies
Pension funds weary of interest rates high-wire act
Funds ought to reduce hedge ratio as rates rise, but are scared of acting too soon
"Worst trade of all time" pits Santander against Portuguese client
Interest rate swap with €79 million notional is nearly half a billion euros underwater
Hedge funds see appeal in inflation anomalies
Market has become less efficient and less self-correcting, funds say
Stress tests prompt NPL rethink
Banks expected to sell NPLs to improve stress-test resilience
Ridiculous, flawed, too diverse: op risk models under fire
Regulators want more consistency - and some are questioning AMA
Regulation greatest barrier to African derivatives exchanges
Technology shortfalls and lack of liquidity compound challenges
Rising interest rates pose challenge for Asia insurers
ALM benefits potentially outweighed by rise in lapses
Derivatives trading rises in North American regional crudes
Oil firms turning to LLS, WCS, Mars and Midland for hedging exposures
Carbon emissions trading spreads across the globe
California, RGGI, China and UN offset markets show potential
End of an era as Masters leaves JP Morgan
Other commodities moves at Barclays, Citi, Goldman and Shell
EU retail investment regulation extended to cover insurance
Esma opinion may dilute Priips upon implementation, say observers
Structured products house of the year, Americas
Structured Products Americas house of the year, JP Morgan
Index innovation of the year
Index innovation of the year, S&P Dow Jones Indices
Retail deal of the year
Retail deal of the year, Raymond James
Law firm of the year
Law firm of the year, Morrison & Foerster
US distributor of the year
US distributor of the year, Incapital
Institutional deal of the year
Institutional deal of the year, Societe Generale
US end-users are losers in swaps liquidity split
US participants "are not able to access" full breadth of liquidity, says Tradeweb CEO