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New York Fed hires Bear Stearns' ex-CRO
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York has hired Michael Alix, previously chief risk officer at Bear Stearns, as a senior vice-president in the bank supervision group.
Maybank reshuffles senior execs
Kuala Lumpur-based Maybank, Malaysia's biggest bank by assets, is reshuffling its senior management team as part of its plan to be a leading regional financial services group by 2015.
ABL strategy rocked by US fraud case may mean greater demand for due diligence
One of the better-performing strategies this year has been asset-backed lending. In the US an investigation into alleged fraud that has severely impacted some hedge funds using the strategy has knocked investor confidence. Stephen Quigley talks with…
Investors' interest intensifies in hedge funds as countries compete for business
With vast sums looking for attractive investment opportunities, the Middle East is ripe for hedge fund development. While there are significant challenges still to overcome, liberalisation and the development of viable financial service centres are…
Hedge fund industry looks set to grow as Benelux improves regulations and laws
While the Benelux union of Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg does not offer a common solution for hedge fund marketing or establishment, there are opportunities to attract investment to funds and expand the industry. Jamie Wynn-Williams reports
CTAs find a profitable course in risky waters
CTA/managed futures funds have been the top performers in the hedge fund world this year. US Editor Kris Devasabai and reporters Stephen Quigley and Jamie Wynn-Williams analyse the risks facing the funds and investors in a volatile market
Hedge funds fill gap left by lack of bank-based trade financing
As avenues of traditional trade finance have dried up as a consequence of the banking crisis, hedge funds have seen an opportunity. Jamie Wynn-Williams reports
Shipping fund tames stormy waters to provide rewards for investors
The success of M2M Management is challenging long-held preconceptions about investing in the volatile shipping market. US Editor Kris Devasabai talks to the company's joint managing directors about its extensive experience and its investment strategy
High five for distressed investors
There is a celebratory mood amongst distressed debt investors. Having spent several years scratching around for opportunities in a raging bull market, their cup now runneth over. We profile five leading funds in the distressed arena
Lawmakers take aim at CDS market
Regulators have been threatening the credit derivatives market with draconian new legislation in a bid to curb practices that supposedly exacerbated the current turmoil. But the lawmakers' belligerent comments are somewhat akin to closing the windows…
Joyce Chang
The head of emerging markets research at JPMorgan talks to Dalia Fahmy about how the sector is adapting to the upheaval in the the global markets
Lee Olesky
The new CEO of e-trading platform Tradeweb, who has been involved with the firm - and the modern derivatives market - since their inception, talks to Matthew Attwood
The great liquidity illusion ... and how regulators can make sure it never happens again
The root cause of the recent credit crisis was a misplaced belief that liquidity in the global financial markets was abundant, argues Anastasia Nesvetailova. This misconception enabled a localised crisis in the US subprime mortgage market to leach into…