Structured products
The M&A search begins
The Mellon HBV European Event Driven Fund LP is on the hunt for merger and acquisition arbitrage funds
Brief Spring upturn for distressed securities is not expected to last
Having experienced record months in April and May, a slowdown is forecast
Lock in your investors
Managers need to come up with innovative ways of keeping their investors interested, so performance fees are in for a shake-up
Doors to Italian hedge fund market open to new investors
laws halving minimum investment to e500,000 to widen audience
The bears bite back
The outlook for US and European long/short has deteriorated, according to fund of fund managers
Prepare for the unexpected
Hedge fund managers are regarded as the most sophisticated in the financial services arena. But are they prepared to cope with unexpected shocks to the system?
Actions speak louder
Financial consultancy firm CityIQ, commissioned by Swift and SmartStream, canvassed over 240 firms about their activities in the corporate actions arena. The May 2003 survey showed widespread automation potential.
Basel II: Time to prepare
Following the publication of the third and final consultation paper, Japan's banks are focusing more seriously on Basel II. With the new requirements set to take effect from 2006, most banks face a critical year ahead.
Reputation in automation
The introduction of ISO 15022 brings a glimmer of hope to those wrong-footed by nonautomated corporate actions. Pamela Brewster, senior analyst at Celent Communications looks at limiting errors and containing costs.
MSCI and Lyxor launch tradable hedge fund index
Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI), a provider of indexes for financial institutions, has teamed up with Lyxor Asset Management (Lyxor), a subsidiary of Société Générale specialising in structured funds and alternative investments activities, to…
AIG forex under merger threat
AIG Trading’s foreign exchange group faces an uncertain future, as parent company Connecticut-based American Insurance Group (AIG) prepares to merge its AIG Trading and AIG Financial Products subsidiaries, sources close to the firm told RiskNews ’ sister…
Polaris and State Street launch first ETF on Taiwan exchange
Taiwan’s Polaris International Securities Investment Trust and Boston-based State Street Global Advisors have launched Polaris Taiwan Top 50 Tracker Fund (TTT), the first exchange-traded fund (ETF) to be listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange. Trading on…
Reuters and GFI strike credit derivatives data partnership
Global information company Reuters has signed an exclusive deal with New York-based inter-broker GFI to provide GFI's credit derivatives data and Fenics credit pricing tools through Reuters 3000 Xtra, Reuters Bridgestation and Reuters Trader terminals.
A new dawn
Now that the financial community has finally become comfortable with derivatives, the next challenge is to trade these instruments using STP methods. STPforum reports
A new focus on old risks
Operational risk can wreak havoc on financial institutions’ businesses, yet measurement of operational risk is not nearly as developed as that of credit or market risk. Legislation is forcing firms to face up to the problem and STP may help them on their…
Risk ALM USA: mortgage investors’ extension risk balloons
The combination of a concentration of mortgage assets in ever-fewer hands and a dearth of hedging tools for short-duration mortgage portfolios has dramatically increased banks’ extension risk, according to Kamal Abdullah, senior vice president – fixed…
Hedge Funds’ Double-Edged Sword
To meet investor and regulator concerns, many hedge funds must provide more transparency--while still keeping their strategies close to the vest.
Sending Stock Certificates to the Shredder
Increasing shareholder acceptance of electronic proof of ownership is giving a big push to efforts to dematerialize physical stock certificates.
Lehman and Agricultural Bank of China close synthetic CDO
Lehman Brothers International Europe, the European arm of US investment bank Lehman Brothers, has launched an arbitrage synthetic collateralised debt obligation (CDO) referenced to a $1 billion portfolio of 120 entities that will be managed by the…