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Private equity exposure increased by investors
PRIVATE EQUITY | track record is the most important aspect for funds
France develops new code of conduct for alternative investment
French investment boutiques are set to benefit from the country's planned relaxation of fund regulation
Volatility in UK market creates short options
Three hedge fund managers talk about the opportunities available in the UK market at the moment and the direction they are planning to take in the near future
European bankruptcy laws must be clarified
LAW | Varying creditor rights makes distressed investing difficult
The Impact of Basle II on the Dealing Community
Overlook the implications of Basle II at your peril, says Garfield Hayes, head of marketing communications at Wall Street Systems.
Bank risk management weaker in Asia-Pacific, study shows
The connection between risk management and corporate strategy is generally weaker in banks in the Asia-Pacific region than in more developed markets, according to a study by credit rating agency Standard & Poor’s (S&P).
TriOptima's euro rates swaps tear-up planned via the Net
The first major interest rate swaps tear-up planned through TriReduce – a system developed by Sweden’s TriOptima – will take place via the internet later in the year, TriOptima founder and director Derk Brouwer told RiskNews .
BofA moves to replace lost FX staff
Bank of America (BofA) hired four senior foreign exchange traders and three institutional forex sales staff in April, in an ongoing expansion of its foreign exchange division, following a number of forex staff leaving the US bank last year.
Credit Markets Update: Telecoms spreads continue widening
The cost of protection on European telecoms rose again today following the publication of a number of negative analyst reports. Traders at JP Morgan Chase in London quoted five-year credit default swaps (CDS) on France Telecom 20 basis points wider over…
A smooth handover?
A change in the way weekly natural gas storage figures are reported is proceeding fairly smoothly – but it may still cause price swings, as Kevin Foster discovers
Banks take shelter in derivatives
While some banks have found the weather derivatives market a non-starter, others are doing deals worth more than $100 million. Eurof Thomas reports
Keeping score
This month Brett Humphreys and Zach Jonasson show how energy trading firms can compare performance using publicly available corporate information
Storing up the gains?
Natural gas prices are climbing again, and energy companies are reacting by putting in place new hedges, as Kevin Foster discovers
Making sense of CDOs
Analytics systems
Private equity and hedge fund deals in the pipline
Fund-of-fund CDOs
Credit risk in asset securitisations: an analytical model
Cutting edge: Basel II
Private equity firms launch CLOs
New issuers