Foreign exchange
Asset managers warn of growing oversight burden
Compliance with new Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rules to be brought in next year under the Investment Advisers Act has doubled the cost of oversight at some US asset managers, a survey has found.
More IT for MiFID
MiFID's success hinges on IT prospects, write Choongo Moonga and Phil Craig . But many in the industry are balking at the costs involved
US investors’ use of equity derivatives grows
Greenwich Associates says that US institutional investors are increasing their use of equity derivatives overall, though their use of some complex products is waning.
TFS hires ex-weather broker to emissions desk
Tradition Financial Services (TFS) has hired Frederique Leverett, formerly a weather derivatives broker, for its London-based emissions desk.
Singapore initiates competency standards
SINGAPORE – The Singapore government, through the Institute of Banking and Finance (IBF), launched the beginnings of a Financial Industry Competency Standards (FICS) programme in early September.
Sponsor's article> Yorkshire Building Society Selects SunGard For Basel II Capital Management
London, UK– November 2, 2005– SunGard today announced that UK-based Yorkshire Building Society (YBS) is extending its relationship with SunGard with the selection of SunGard’s Basel II Capital Manager for retail, wholesale and securitization credit risk…
ABN Amro and Axa close Synergie credit note
ABN Amro and Axa Investment Managers (Axa IM) have closed a principal-protected long/short credit note called Synergie, which has been sold to institutional investors in Europe, Asia and the Middle East.
New mutual funds successfully mimic hedge fund performance
Rydex Investments, a Maryland-based investment advisor with $13 billion worth of assets under management, said two mutual funds it launched at the end of September are succeeding in giving a broader base of investors access to hedge fund-like strategies…
Prime brokers - the real winners of hedge fund industry growth?
service provision: prime broking
Editor's letter
Editorial
The urge to converge
Market view
CASAM – A unique solution in structured asset management
Sponsor statements
The growth of hybrid structures
Sponsor Statements
Warming to exotics
Structured products
Widening the spectrum
Credit risk
A step up the ladder
Basel II
Leading the pack
Basel II
Mixed signals for derivatives
Solvency reform
Harvesting potential
Profile: Hedge funds
Carbon complexities
The EU ETS adds price complexity to European energy markets and the trend towards pan-European markets means far more complex models will be needed to model carbon risk, writes Bjorn Brochmann
How long will the shopping spree last?
China appears set on a programme of foreign energy asset acquisition. Maria Kielmas looks into the implications for the energy industry
Francis Van Der Velde
Francis Van Der Velde of Brussels-based Fuel Purchasing & Consulting is more aware than most of the pain airlines are suffering
Regulating Germany
Matthias Kurth was appointed Germany's first energy regulator in June of this year. The decisions he makes as the new Federal Network Agency president will be felt throughout European energy markets. He speaks to Oliver Holtaway