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E.on trading arm makes changes at the top
Fontaine leaves BNP Paribas; GDF Suez hires Standard Bank coal head; Trafigura opens Moscow office; LME names new CEO; Morgan Stanley hires oil trader
Longevity: Opportunity or flop?
Pension schemes are sitting on a huge amount of longevity risk, and capital markets investors could provide a home for this exposure. It looks like a tempting opportunity for bank intermediaries – but many dealers have tried and failed. Tom Osborn reports
Commodity trading houses face questions over systemic risk
The rapid growth of commodity trading houses has led critics to question whether these firms have become a source of systemic risk. But trading houses strongly reject such arguments, and suggest they are little more than paper tigers. Alexander Osipovich…
Structured Products Asia: Professional investor definition sparks debate
Enter the professionals
Ex-Morgan Stanley retail head Copplestone launches structured products boutique
Copplestone touches down at Levendi
Vix challenged by new volatility index
A fix for the Vix?
Korea autocalls pose risk to structured products market
Crazy about autocalls
SEC under fire over no-fault settlement agreements
An open verdict
Linn Energy SEC inquiry sparks hedge accounting debate
Linn Energy, once fêted as a leader in risk management, is under scrutiny by US regulators for its derivatives accounting practices – something that is casting a shadow over other master limited partnerships in the upstream oil and gas business, finds…
Institutional investors hold their nerve despite emerging markets sell-off
In the face of multi-billion-dollar outflows from emerging markets-based exchange-traded funds, structured product providers say this is merely the departure of 'hot money' rather than a new trend. Jonathan López reports
European power traders look to different sources of data
With renewables accounting for a significant and growing proportion of Europe's electricity production, energy traders are increasingly turning to different sources of data to help them gauge the impact. Gillian Carr reports
Data, delays and loss of focus: operational risks in M&A
When two become one
Amundi AI sees AIFMD as key to unlocking European investor flows
Seeking alpha generation
Insurers embrace innovative hybrid capital structures
Contingent capital bonds are becoming increasingly attractive, writes Louie Woodall. But regulatory reforms mean firms must ensure they have a firm grip on the inner workings of these products
Appetite still strong for Ucits hedge funds
Alluring aspects
Insurers braced for far-reaching recovery and resolution requirements
For the past couple of years, insurers have watched at a safe distance banks struggling to learn their way around living wills. Only last month did they realise the extent to which they will be put through similar hardships. The Financial Stability Board…
Martin Currie continues to back alternative Ucits funds
Investor choice
InfraHedge tops annual MAP survey
Mapping the future
Hedge funds use specific criteria for prime broker selection
Picking a partner
Solvency II reporting dry runs reveal Pillar III challenges
As insurers begin to conduct dry runs of their reporting schedules in preparation for the various conflicting regulations coming into force, it is becoming clear just how difficult compliance is going to be. Clive Davidson reports
EM sell-off a buying opportunity, says Ada
Changing times
Global capital standard raises calibration and consistency questions
International efforts to develop a global capital standard are gathering pace, but the plans are controversial, raising fears that the competitiveness of international insurance groups could be damaged. There are also questions over how any global…
Depositories ponder size of capital requirements for AIFMD liability
Capital punishment