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Microfinance boom could be bubble, some fear
More lenders are vying for a small pool of creditworthy intermediaries
The changing face of UK retail structured products
Exit of big-name issuers paves way for new entrants
Closed life specialists look forward to European boom
Buyers must avoid being hooked by unforeseen capital charges
Insurers weigh benefits of multi-asset funds
Asset managers promise high returns with low capital charges
Citadel prepares for swap market-making role
Hedge fund builds on equities and options operations
Hedge fund hunger perceived for geopolitical data
Real time and raw data in demand to assess geopolitical risk
Terrorist funding threat strains banks' CTF systems
Fight against Islamic State extremists puts the spotlight on funding
Back-testing expected shortfall: mission possible?
Expected shortfall is hard to back-test, critics say – but the search for a solution is underway
Artificial intelligence and the future of financial regulation
How intelligent machines will change the financial markets
Call for position-level data to monitor hedge fund risk
Academics echo Bank of England complaints over incomplete data
Good documentation central to model approval, say supervisors
Standard-forumula firms also face more stringent requirements
Cyber gangs planning billion-dollar bank theft, police say
Criminals targeting one big hit rather than multiple smaller thefts
Banks and investors see appeal of commodity finance
Bank withdrawals from commodity trading fail to dent enthusiasm
Tax changes and court judgements take shine off LLPs
Hedge funds alert to new risks of limited liability partnerships
Deadline looms for Isda group on resolution protocol
Working group still grappling with capital, timing, bankruptcy issues
Pension funds fear hedging clampdown in Austria
Local Ucits rules use narrow definition of a hedge
Consultants fear mis-selling as forex brokers discover new options
Range accrual and Tarf variants too complex for UK SMEs, critics say
Gender equality on bank boards and financial performance
Post-crisis push for better female board representation paying off
Industry picks holes in BCR proposals
IAIS seeking a middle way on insurance capital rules
Resilience, underbanking and overlending in Latin America
Surviving disasters needs more than a BCM plan
Looking back: Chaos ensues at IPE amid protest
Greenpeace activists burst into exchange ‘commando style’
CME faces questions over pending swaptions service
Dealers query risk management, valuation and default management
Hedge funds, securitisation and leverage change P2P game
The institutionalisation of P2P lending is creating new risks, critics warn
Energy companies facing ‘intrusive’ CFTC special calls
Small derivatives hedgers bewildered by emails from regulator