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Hedge fund service provider rankings 2013 reveal surprises
Service provider rankings 2013 provide surprises
Top 10 op risks: board overstretch
The second in our series of top 10 op risks for 2014 focuses on the boardroom. Regulators and governments are loading new responsibilities on to directors – adequate board membership has never been more important
Commodity investment goes back to fundamentals
The past year has not been a good one for commodity investment. Passive commodity indexes have delivered disappointing returns, while a number of high-profile commodity hedge funds have been forced to close. What is the outlook for investor interest in…
EU energy firms face uphill struggle to comply with market abuse rules
The European Union is implementing new legislation and adopting an increasingly aggressive stance on energy market abuse. But the continent’s energy trading firms face an uphill struggle to comply with the rules. Stella Farrington reports
Sefs cause two-tier market as Asia OTC liquidity splits
Divide and rule
Top 10 op risks: index rigging
The first in our series of top 10 op risks for 2014 looks at index rigging. The Libor-rigging scandal continues to grow, and other indexes may have been involved too
French life insurers face lapse risk hedging problems
French life insurers have to pay back their customers at the drop of a hat – an exposure that rises in tandem with interest rates, as customers seek better returns elsewhere. But with the industry’s traditional hedge for this risk now too pricey,…
Bank initial margin posting raises liquidation concerns
Initial fears
Credit house of the year – BNP Paribas
Credit house of the year
Equity derivatives house of the year – Société Générale
Equity derivatives house of the year
House of the year – BNP Paribas
House of the year
Best in Germany – Unicredit onemarkets
Best in Germany
Interest rates house of the year – BNP Paribas
Interest rates house of the year
Best in Greece – Citi
Best in Greece
Structured funds house of the year – Credit Suisse
Structured funds house of the year
ETF provider of the year – Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management
ETF provider of the year
Best in Central and Eastern Europe – Bank Zachodni
Best in Central and Eastern Europe
Best in Turkey – AK Asset Management
Best in Turkey
Best in Switzerland – Vontobel
Best in Switzerland
Technology innovation of the year – Modelity
Technology innovation of the year
Foreign exchange house of the year – HSBC
Foreign exchange house of the year
Best in Italy – Société Générale
Best in Italy
Best in Benelux – BNP Paribas
Best in Benelux