Opinion
Dealers have the last word on derivatives notionals
Compression is the ultimate retort to those who equate notionals with exposure
Indos: unexpected conflicts of interest emerging from AIFMD
Are depo-lite standalone administrators independent enough?
Mifid II must recognise that commodities are different
EU law threatens to engulf commodities industry in financial rules
Now is the time for clarity
Matching adjustment process shows how regulatory confusion might be resolved in practice
The rough road to reform in 2015
Cultural change will be on the agenda in 2015 – and it won't be easy
Knowing your territory is vital for energy firms
Poor local knowledge can lead to persecution at home and abroad
Liquid alts advocated part of hedge fund founder exit strategies
Fees lower but flow diversification raises firm valuations
We all suffer if derivatives are treated like drugs
Regulators are clamping down on complexity, but risk harming innovation
Oil price drop may prove a boon to global growth
But prices may return towards $100 range, says fund manager
JP Morgan expects dispersion of hedge fund returns to increase
Historical composite data unreliable for extrapolating returns
Three could be a crowd for Australian OTC clearing market
Sydney home to world's fourth largest IRS market but is that big enough?
What the leverage ratio means for clearing fees – Citi analysis
The future of swap clearing depends on the finer details of the supplementary leverage ratio
Human resource management key to minimising 'people risk'
HR needs to have closer ties to op risk – both would benefit
Multi-strategy hedge fund assets surpass $400 billion
Investors flock back to strategy after years of trickling inflows
How to spot a systemically important bank
A fixed set of weighted criteria can help pick out systemically important banks, according to the EBA
Narrow asset classes constraining managers
‘Break chains' to benefit from volatility and illiquidity, says Advent
Pensions keen to maintain hedge fund allocation
Pensions see value in hedge funds despite Calpers's exit
Energy exchanges can share the burden of Remit
EU insider trading rules are an opportunity to outsource reporting
Hedge funds ‘cannot be too paranoid' on reputational risk
Lawyer advises counter-strike against dirty tricks campaigns
Beneficial ownership of assets under scrutiny in divorce
Disclosure orders lift corporate veil against third-party businesses
Rethinking investor protection in central clearing revolution
Automation and straight-through processing required to protect investors
Rise of the retail structured products app
New apps deliver market information and basic execution functionality
SEC to focus on fair value in alternative mutual funds
Fund managers need to ensure internal controls are up to the mark
In-depth introduction: Expected shortfall
Weird or pragmatic: VAR-based back-tests for expected shortfall