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CTAs eye swap futures
Future of managed futures
Japanese banks recycle risk into Europe
Viva las vega
Renewables push proves challenging for Germany
A shortening horizon
Family offices taking charge of their own investment decisions
A family affair
How ETFs could prove useful to insurers
The right tool for the job?
People: Credit Suisse equity derivatives head to retire
Min Park to retire
Easy money: Mittelstand lending glut sparks credit risk fears
Picky in the Mittel
Exchange order types prompt fears of HFT conspiracy
High-frequency traders have been viewed with suspicion for some time. Now critics claim exchanges are conspiring with the traders to develop tools that benefit them and disadvantage ordinary investors. Is the threat real? Laurie Carver reports
Banks try to standardise Sef sign-up for clients
Permission accomplished?
Various skills needed to run a hedge fund
Tricky path to success
Smart beta strategies: too clever by half?
The rise of smart beta
Myriad factors impact major currency pairs, says Gallo
Clashing currencies
Renewable PPAs find favour among corporates
A good climate for renewable PPAs
Libor/OIS spread challenges insurers' risk management programmes
Spread carefully
Systemic risk debate hots up over variable annuities and ILS
In defence of the non-traditional
National regulators ramp up efforts to combat low rate threat
Interesting times
Q&A: Karel Van Hulle on Solvency II delays and the challenges ahead
Beating the negative forces
Volatility set to return to US natural gas market, warn analysts
The calm before the storm?
Ferc ruling raises hope of greater regulatory certainty
Ferc and turf
FATF plans more action against money laundering
Leaders of the Financial Action Task Force, the international body responsible for fighting money laundering, plan a more aggressive strategy
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