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Conduct risk definition a challenge, says OCC
US regulators discuss conduct and culture
Energy firms use high-tech tools to avert manipulation fines
Companies invest in trade surveillance as regulators tighten scrutiny
CFTC position limits rule blasted by commodity merchants
Proposed bona fide hedge exemptions are too narrow, firms say
Napier Park finds value in concentrated portfolio of pre-crisis CLOs
In-depth analysis drives performance and picks up underlying quality dispersion
Martin Currie remains committed to Japan strategy
Careful analysis of company prospects drive investments in portfolio
Derivatives dealer rule worries Canadian energy firms
Suncor voices concern over clearing costs for derivatives dealers
Multi-manager specialist approach brings rewards for LindenGrove
Discretionary macro manager balances asset class and trading styles
Regulators edge towards opt-in fix for OTC stays issue
Authorities from five countries talk swaps and bank resolution at closed meeting
Henderson Alternative Investment Advisor emphasises performance
Equity long/short strategies are the bread and butter for the asset manager
Hedge funds face higher prime broker charges under Basel III
Funds urged to build treasury savvy as prime brokers retrench
Hintze calls for asset managers to make a difference
CQS leads way in pushing for higher standards for hedge fund industry
SEC silence on swap spread Sef trading frustrates market
Packages are now subject to CFTC rules, but involve SEC-regulated legs
Comac places emphasis on investor relations
Hedge funds face challenges in communications with investors
ATP ditching swaps for bricks-and-mortar hedges
Denmark’s biggest pension fund retreating from higher costs, lower liquidity
EC to snub US in first wave of CCP equivalence decisions
US will not be in first wave of five approvals for "most advanced" countries
BNP Paribas takes over market-making reins from RBS
RBS Markets starts transfer of market-making to BNP Paribas
Ethics and moral standards are as crucial to finance as ever
Carney’s words echo work of Émile Zola on the value of social capital
India-focused hedge funds up 17% on Modi election victory
US funds expected to start investing heavily into Indian markets
Wadhwani advocates defensive hedge fund position
Tough environment for CTAs likely to end as interest rates start to rise
USS IM cajoles hedge funds to behave better
Corporate governance initiatives gain traction with funds and investors
Investors can survive rich world lowflation
But risks of EU deflation still loom
Hedge funds ‘biding their time’ to file Euribor suits
Large US fixed-income funds moot rate-rigging legal action
Bernardino calls for balance on long-term investments
Supervisors must be careful to avoid market distortions – Eiopa chairman
SuperDerivatives: Asia favoured by OTC regulatory arbitrage
Lower trading costs could tempt funds, managers and dealers