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Asia moves: Ex-Vanguard Asia chief joins CLSA, Man Group names equities head, and more
Latest job news across the industry
Index delays leave passive bond funds in purgatory
Moves to postpone index rebalancings could backfire as rating agencies press ahead with downgrades
People moves: De Roeck quits Standard, BofA adds risk exec, and more
Latest job changes across the industry
Buy-side risk manager of the year: Vanguard
Risk Awards 2020: Fund giant gave more risk work to machines this year - from duration hedging to op risk
Asset managers brave patchy data to nowcast China’s GDP
Techniques include using many datasets, relying on proxies and continually reviewing models
Hedge fund giants lead fourth wave of IM candidates
BlueCrest, Capula, Citadel, Millennium and Rokos expected to be in scope for next phase of margin rules
Funds take action to avoid fire sales under new SEC liquidity rule
Asset managers want more time to get illiquid assets within regulatory limits during market upheaval
Seeds of destruction? Funds grapple with index effect
Rapid growth fuels anxiety over passive sector’s vulnerability to frontrunning
Index rule change could test bond market liquidity
More than 1,000 bonds will be removed from the Barclays US Agg on April 1
Traders wary of censure for being a ‘few bips out’
Mifid II best execution requirements intrusive and painful, say asset managers at Buy-Side Risk Europe 2017
Securities lending by asset managers facing scrutiny
FSB concerns about regulatory arbitrage might prove tricky for the likes of BlackRock
Buy side targets leverage cap in SEC derivatives plans
AQR says its managed futures fund could suffer larger drawdowns under new rule
Asset manager of the year: Vanguard
Funds giant embraces non-bank liquidity and fungible derivatives
Swing pricing requires changes to '40 Act regime – asset managers
US mutual fund processes need upgrading for SEC proposals to be viable, say asset managers
ETF providers take on pension and sovereign wealth challenge
Pension and sovereign wealth funds develop a taste for low-cost ETFs
Asic calm over HFT impact but Australian buy-side lobby groups disagree
Lack of hysteria does not equal complacency, says securities regulator
Barclays ETN follows Nobel strategy
Star attractions
One-third of UK consumers see ‘low value’ in financial advisers, index shows
Financial advisers in the UK received a score of 73 out of 100 in a Vanguard survey designed to measure the value financial advisers deliver to their clients
Equity inflows boost ETF assets by 19% to hit record highs
Assets in exchange-traded funds reached an all-time high of $2.319 trillion in October, with three firms – iShares, State Street and Vanguard – accounting for 70% of the total
OpRisk North America: Reputational risk impossible to quantify, conference hears
Defining reputational risk still a challenge for risk managers, panel says
Central clearing: what obstacles remain for Asia?
Despite the deadline for introducing central clearing already passing, a number of questions are unanswered. Leading figures from around the region voice their concerns
Lack of certainty over OTC clearing location a problem for Asia asset managers
Asset managers in Asia are being hindered in preparing for OTC clearing by a lack of clarity over location