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Lions share industry wisdom
Episode two of Hedge Fund Lions’ Den has the three industry heavyweights sharing their collective knowledge, expertise and experience about starting hedge funds and what can go wrong
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The first episode of Hedge Fund Lions' Den - a six-part series following the fortunes of three emerging managers trying to convince three hedge fund lions to invest in their products
BNP Paribas wins mandates across four continents
Mandate watch
Bloomberg, MarketAxess, Tradeweb not complying with Sef rules - Gensler
Sefs "have to come into compliance" with Dodd-Frank rules requiring platforms to provide impartial access, says CFTC chairman
Futures data will be useless to regulators without reporting delay, Esma warns
Esma responds to EC's 'intended rejection' of one-year postponement
European clearing mandate likely to start in 2015 – Risk.net poll
Clients aren’t expected to be subject to a clearing mandate until 2015, according to a Risk.net poll
Volcker rule start date could be delayed
Final rule could provide blanket relief of up to 12 months, says source
Mandatory clearing in Korea slated for June 2014
Korea confident of achieving recognition from Europe and is readying to apply for similar status from the US
Bill Clinton says failure to reform OTC markets earlier was a "real mistake"
Speaking at Sifma AGM, former US president says OTC market should have been forced into collateralised regime before 2008 crisis
Ice members split over new client clearing model
Dealers fear mutualised exposure in 'sponsored principal' model
Sefs face major delays in operating outside the US
Despite an overseas person exemption that allows recognition of CFTC-approved swap execution facilities in the UK, Sefs could face significant delays before they can legally operate in other non-US jurisdictions
ASX looks to volatility-linked products to drive Australia Vix futures liquidity
Increasing the potential liquidity pool a major aim for Australia volatility futures market
Government bond traders see difficult markets heading into 2014
Your word is my bond
End-users push back on termination rights delay
Derivatives end-users are pushing back on regulator demands to include temporary stays on termination rights linked to bank resolutions
2014 likely to be positive year for hedge fund growth
Time changes all
Experts split on MAT determinations
Rules allowing Sefs to make available-to-trade determinations continue to cause concern, but some think an aggressive approach is justified
SGX proposes to remove unlimited liability for CCP clearing fund
Singapore CCP looks to strengthen its risk management approach
Fed discount window could resolve CCP collateral liquidity concerns, say clearers
US regulatory concerns about liquidity of government securities collateral could be resolved by access to the Fed’s discount window, CCP officials say
Mariner encourages hedge fund community to adopt UN PRI
Mariner adopts UN PRI
CFTC proposes 'unassailable' position limits rule
CFTC puts forward another Dodd-Frank position limits rule, generating concerns among commodity derivatives end-users
Hedge funds increase Asia quant investing risk capital by 50%
An improved Japan economy is ramping up quant investor activity across Asia
Big data presents opportunities for hedge funds
The use of unstructured data in creating an alternative information edge is a potential new source of uncorrelated excess returns
Hedge fund service provider rankings 2013 reveal surprises
Service provider rankings 2013 provide surprises
Commodity investment goes back to fundamentals
The past year has not been a good one for commodity investment. Passive commodity indexes have delivered disappointing returns, while a number of high-profile commodity hedge funds have been forced to close. What is the outlook for investor interest in…