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Consultants “a one-way challenge” to funds of hedge funds
But advisers add little value, select large under-performing funds
Official support fails to help Japan LNG contract
Forward contract is latest effort to create market in LNG derivatives
Profile: Kevin Gundle of Aurum Funds
FoHF boss accepts Hedge Funds Review's lifetime achievement award
CFTC to test role of anonymity in Sef order book flop
Order books could get a boost if regulator bars brokers from revealing counterparty IDs
Vietnam needs benchmark to kick-start onshore rates market
Government needs to establish local rates standard, say global banks
European FoHFs celebrate outstanding performance again
FoHF industry achievements recognised at London awards
Multi-strategy hedge fund assets surpass $400 billion
Investors flock back to strategy after years of trickling inflows
Aurum concern over macro, credit and event driven alt Ucits
Fund of hedge funds boss says certain strategies lack liquidity
How to spot a systemically important bank
A fixed set of weighted criteria can help pick out systemically important banks, according to the EBA
Backtesting has a place in structured products market
Regulatory panel suggests backtesting internally is best practice
Enthusiasm for hedging wanes among US airlines
Low volatility and industry consolidation reduce need to hedge
China accounting rules hit interest rate hedging demand
Failure to apply hedge accounting means derivatives bring balance sheet volatility
Credit Suisse and Nomura lose Korea equity derivative heads
Low volatility and greater local competition hit global banks' numbers
Basel rate-risk project sets up scrap over deposit models
Regulators could cap the maturity banks assume for large chunks of their deposit base
Top 10 operational risks for 2015
Heavy regulatory costs and fragile systems will be problems in 2015
Mifid II commodities impact to hinge on trading venues
Market participants worry about all-important OTF designation
Insurance Risk awards 2014: The winners
Legal & General named insurer of the year
Narrow asset classes constraining managers
‘Break chains' to benefit from volatility and illiquidity, says Advent
CFTC’s Giancarlo slams automatic cut to dealer threshold
Commissioner questions need to slash de minimis level to $3 billion
EC challenged to adopt Basel method for AIFMD leverage
Hedge funds oppose gross and commitment calculations
EC weighing response to new frontloading fears
Pearson: commission is "considering an appropriate response"
Fragmentation of swap markets “tragic”, says FCA
Split will worsen if regulators do not act, warns Schooling-Latter
Energy exchanges can share the burden of Remit
EU insider trading rules are an opportunity to outsource reporting
Bloomberg and UBS clash over Sef aggregation
UBS claims terminal giant's Sef has "impartial access issues"