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Investors inject $360m of new capital into Asian-focused hedge funds in Q2
Hedge funds in Asia were the recipients of large net asset fund inflows during the second quarter of 2010, reversing the trend witnessed in the first quarter
Flash crash lessons learned: Interview with Bannert-Thurner
Now that the dust has settled after the extraordinary May 6 ‘Flash Crash’, Victor Anderson catches up with FTEN’s Valerie Bannert-Thurner to discuss how technology can help guard against future crises
LCH.Clearnet in a raft of Asia deal talks
Clearing giant LCH.Clearnet strengthens its position in Asia as it looks to seal a number of clearing deals with a raft of exchanges and other market participants
Reliance makes third US shale gas field purchase in four months for $392 million
Latest US shale gas investment from Indian energy firm Reliance as the company seeks to bolster foreign investment
Selvaggi leaves Oric for Qatar Financial Centre
Oric head leaves London for a role at the Qatar Financial Centre Regulatory Authority
Nigerian political stability boosts oil production
Nigeria’s crude oil production is on the up, after geopolitical stability hints at consistent growth, says the NNPC
Data deluge increases info management risk
A study suggests the retention of unnecessary information is creating overflows and increased risks at many businesses
NATS saves £1.7 million in hedging programme
Major end-user NATS saved £1.7 million after installing a new hedging strategy and energy risk management programme
Shale boom to continue out to 2020
New technology means the cost of shale gas production is more favourable than natural gas
New tool targets FERC enforcement actions
Database created by former FERC enforcement director aims to create more transparency around notices
Qbasis offers fund management strategy to retail through ETF
Futures fund manager Qbasis seeks a London listing for an ETF based on its strategy
Deutsche expands physically backed ETC offering
Deutsche Bank lists collateralised platinum and palladium exchange-traded commodities in London
Nabucco could be postponed to 2011
Future Western European gas supplies could be at risk, as the Nabucco pipeline, which is designed to relinquish the European Union’s dependence on Russian gas imports, maybe delayed until the start of 2011
MAS ups DBS's op risk capital number
DBS censured by Singapore regulator for IT outage, required to hold more op risk capital
RBS Group fined £5.6m for sanctions control failings
UK regulator issues large fine after banks fail to implement monitoring systems
Penny Cagan leaves Algo First for Citi
In a surprise move, First database founder Penny Cagan departs Algorithmics.
E&P energy company premiums likely to rise
Energy exploration and production (E&P) companies face increased cost risks as insurance premiums could rise, following BP’s Gulf of Mexico oil spill, which forced reinsurance firms, such as Germany’s Munich Re, to shell out hefty payments
China's gold market liberalisation may boost derivatives take-up
China's new guidelines for developing the gold market could result in more gold derivatives in the country.
Alcentra advocates leveraged loans over high yield
Paul Hatfield, CIO of Alcentra, says investors should choose loans because of “stupendously attractive” returns.
Cat bonds set to become new face of structured credit, say Axa chiefs
Two senior heads at Axa Investment Managers anticipate escalating demand for catastrophe bonds.
StanChart sees no need for Basel III capital
Standard Chartered (StanChart) believes it is already well capitalised and has no plans to react to Basel III proposals by building up more capital.
BP’s oil spill to double energy companies’ IT spend
The aftermath of BP’s Gulf of Mexico oil spill could double the amount energy companies will spend on information technology (IT) as they look to adhere to new regulatory requirements in offshore drilling pursuits
Korean linker volumes soar after introduction of deflation floors
The resumption of issuance of government linkers, which now include deflation floors, should aid the development of inflation derivatives in South Korea