Infrastructure
Asian appetites
Conference report
The rise of replication
Hedge funds
EC takes firm line on emission allowances
As Phase II of the EU ETS comes in to effect, the EC has slashed the national allocation plans of more than ten member states, writes Oliver Holtaway
Exchanging places
Exchanges
JP Morgan launches implied volatility indexes
JP Morgan has launched indexes tracking the level of implied volatility in G7 and emerging-market economies.
CESR issues consultation paper on the use of reference data standard codes in transaction reporting
The Committee of European Securities Regulators (CESR) issues CP on reference data codes for MiFID
BarCap launches options on hedge fund baskets
Barclays Capital has developed a range of new option products based on underlying baskets of hedge funds.
Hong Kong SFC suspends Credit Suisse prop trader
A convertible bond proprietary trader at Credit Suisse has left the bank after being suspended by Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) for alleged insider trading.
First moves on diamond derivatives
UK-based diamond market data provider Polished Prices, with New York-based news service Bloomberg and three international banks, has published a discussion paper on developing a market for diamond derivatives.
Seeking the stamp of approval
family office investment club
Consultants make the offensive play
consultants
One of these funds is doing its own thing...
correlation
Multi-strategy: the flexible alternative
multi-strategy roundtable