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Structured products

Deutsche Bank issues leveraged fixed-income ETNs

Deutsche Bank joins forces with Invesco PowerShares to offer fixed-income ETNs for US investors

13 Jul 2010

Hedge funds

Hedge funds hit by risk reversal fears in May and June

Hedges funds have grappled with poor performance during the past two months after global stock market tumbled, with investors parking their money in cash as the Greece sovereign-debt crisis weighted heavily on Asian markets

09 Jul 2010

Regulation

In-depth reports on US and EU regulation, Barclays Capital and Ucits hedge funds

Regulation from the US and EU will impact on hedge funds. Barclays Capital has plans to leverage its acquisition of Lehman’s North American prime brokerage business. Ucits hedge funds explained

09 Jul 2010

Regulation

Hedge funds caught in EU Capital Requirements Directive

New European Union compensation rules affect hedge funds before AIFM comes in force

02 Jul 2010

Regulation

AIFM first reading vote delayed until September

Belgium is set to take over negotiations for the alternative investment fund managers (AIFM) directive after talks between the European Union council and parliament broke down last week.

28 Jun 2010

Trading systems

Liquidnet debuts offshore alternative trading in New Zealand

New Zealand is poised to have what is believed to be its first offshore dark pool when Liquidnet launches its trading operation on June 22.

15 Jun 2010

Hedge funds

Prime broking in Asia finds new equilibrium

Primed for business

14 Jun 2010

Insurance

Hedge fund investment back on pension funds' horizons

Pension schemes are again making allocations into hedge funds, despite the negative performance from many funds – and therefore correlation with underlying markets – throughout the financial crisis. So why the interest? John Ferry reports