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Europe set to be key battleground for index providers
Index providers chase new strategies and compete on fees
New annuities are structured products in all but name
Buffers and baskets have appeal beyond structured notes and CDs
Senior joins Source as MD and head of investment content
Source adds Senior and Mautone as managing directors in London
Private equity provides buyers as insurers divest
Regulators set sights on PE firms as they snap up life businesses
Credit fears hold back US solar securitisation deals
SolarCity deals show potential and pitfalls of new asset class
Insurers mull ways around rules on contract boundaries
Policy amendments a possible method to recognise future profits
Solvency II: firms prepare for Pillar III scrutiny
Insurers prepare for greater disclosure under new reporting rules
Replacing VAR: smaller banks fear expected shortfall workload
Some banks worry they may not have enough data to implement expected shortfall safely
Lobbyists fear UK will be frozen out of top EU roles
Lobbyists say UK isolation damaging industry's voice in Europe
Sifi status for funds could spark legal challenges
“No evidence mutual funds contribute to systemic risk,” says Vanguard’s head of risk
Insurers review conduct risk as FCA targets mis-selling
Regulator looks for excessive profits and exploitative sales techniques
Reinsurers offer new solutions to PPO threat
General insurers see mounting long-term liabilites
Eiopa chairman: stress tests 'preventative' not a 'repair tool'
'Capital is not the answer to everything,' says Bernardino
Rising cost of data breaches a hidden danger for banks
Fines, compensation and remediation will leave negligent banks in the red
Cyber insurance struggles to overcome concerns over coverage
Insurance against cyber risk is a growing market, but doubts remain over its effectiveness
Banks must adapt to new aggressive regulatory regime in UK
New structure sets the stage for shift in emphasis
Looking back: Nymex moves into ‘classy’ new headquarters
Improved pit visibility and technology in new exchange building
'Risk-controlled' global macro tipped for comeback
Emerging cadre of macro investors are risk managers
Tarf trouble in Taiwan: Sliding renminbi threatens heavy losses
Taiwan's regulator warns banks about structured hedges
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