Asset management
On the offensive – Seeking a new edge, buy-side invests in portfolio and risk analytics
A fast-moving, headstrong hedge fund – hit by rare losses after a black swan event touched on an overweight country exposure – ponders adding fresh quantitative expertise. Much to traders’ chagrin, the chief investment officer and chief operating officer…
De Galhau: EU needs to stress test non-bank liquidity
Banque de France will examine risk of pension schemes redeeming fund assets, says governor
Fixing CDSs: lots of patches, no magic wand
Isda response to Hovnanian controversy could open new loopholes, traders warn
A&O vs Linklaters in IM platform race
Law firms are backing rival attempts to cut margin doc costs for buy side
SEC liquidity rule delay a double-edged sword for asset managers
Some mutual funds say a staggered approach to implementation will add to their workload
A long-term approach – Expanding and serving a global client base
Custody Risk Global Awards 2017 | BNP Paribas
Breaking the collateral silos – Navigating regulation with a strategic alternative
Emmanuel Denis, head of tri‑party services at BNP Paribas Securities Services, discusses why financial institutions must rethink old practices of collateral management and instead adopt a tri-party approach, with which equities can be managed as…
Flexibility and a pragmatic approach puts Kairos Investment Management in a strong position for the future
After suffering a loss of more than 40% of assets under management during the financial crisis, Kairos Investment Management has recovered and – employing a virtually unchanged team – is building on the foundations previously put in place by taking a…
La Française finds success in focus on quantitative premia and credit strategies
Launching a hedge fund business in February 2013 may have seemed an unusual move at the time, but for the co-founders of La Française Investment Solutions (LFIS) it has proved a logical and successful one
Buy-side firms doubt SEC initiative will fix bond markets
Despite increased electronic trading, liquidity worsening in some corporate bonds
Asset manager of the year, systematic investing: BlackRock
Risk Awards 2018: Giant manager has in-built advantages, but is also breaking new ground
Credit derivatives house of the year: Goldman Sachs
Risk Awards 2018: US bank’s credit re-organisation opened door to wider client base, new products and some jumbo trades
Fintech start-up of the year: BestX
Risk Awards 2018: Cost analysis service set to expand into rates next year, after transforming forex
Mifid II research unbundling hits Japan’s asset managers
Japanese and European investors may face different payment models for investment research
Front-office backlash: the EU gets tough on research unbundling
Three EU watchdogs – including CNMV and AFM – say front-office content can still be Mifid II research
Acadian ends social media data ties with Microsoft Bing
Quant asset manager says it finds more use in orthodox sources of data
Insurance experts downplay fears about risk margin
BoE paper’s prophesies of lower investment and thinner liquidity are too dramatic, specialists think
FX forwards users drop EU banks over margin rule
Other dealers do not have to collect margin on physically settled forwards
Funds call for delay to SEC’s ‘nebulous’ liquidity rule
Industry groups say monitoring tools are six months from ready
Buy side fuels boom in single-name CDS clearing
Ice single-name CDS volumes double year on year following switch to semi-annual rolls
Non-banks disappointed by Europe’s CRR escape hatch
Proposed alternative prudential regime still doesn’t reflect the true risks of non-banks, say critics
Optimal trading with linear and (small) non-linear costs
Bouchaud et al find the optimal trading strategy for a family of predictive signals in the presence of transaction costs
Risk Chartis Market Report: Buy-side risk management technology
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