Analysis
36 South warns of consequences of asset price inflation
Squeezing the balloon
JP Morgan and Credit Suisse lead US issuance in August
Market snapshot
MSCI excludes Brics in new emerging markets index
Index roundup
Deutsche launches fixed-income ETF series
ETF roundup
Trade of the month: Split underlying products
Trade of the month: Split underlying products
Market snapshot: Deutsche Bank back in the US
Market snapshot
Citi heads mandate wins with £10 billion Nationwide appointment
Citi picked up a £10 billion custody mandate from Nationwide Building Society while RBC and BNY Mellon also registered major wins
Deconstructing hedge funds: book provides a useful guide
Hedge fund lawyer Timothy Spangler offers a comprehensive guide to the what, why and how of hedge funds and private equity for the uninitiated in his debut book, One Step Ahead, published in September
Indian corporates turn to swap markets as dollar funding evaporates
US dollars in short supply as rupee tumbles
iShares launches three currency-hedged ETFs
ETF roundup
Regulators refocus on risk data fundamentals
Focus on fundamentals
Tax clampdown hits UK hedge fund LLPs
Changes in UK taxation rules coupled with restrictions on employee remuneration in the AIFMD could lead to higher costs and some complications for hedge fund limited liability partnerships (LLPs)
Trade of the month: European and American barriers compared
Trade of the month: Barriers
Market snapshot: L&G joins top three issuers in the UK
Market snapshot: L&G joins top three in the UK
Incentives remain in banking book vs trading book choice
Regulators have attempted to address a flaw within Basel II that gave banks an incentive to hold assets in the trading book. But Basel 2.5 may have gone too far, and made it more attractive to place assets in the banking book instead. By Giovanni Pepe
Regulators should keep internal models
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision is looking closely at the use of supervisor-approved internal models by banks, but the alternatives, such as a leverage ratio, are not a realistic option, argues Uwe Gaumert
Price inefficiency and stock-loan rates of leveraged ETFs
Price inefficiency and stock-loan rates of leveraged ETFs
Regulatory compliance and independent governance top investor ODD agenda
Hedge fund investors are putting more emphasis on regulatory compliance and independent governance structures as part of their pre-investment and on-going operational due diligence says Deutsche survey
Weight of regulation could stall growth of hedge fund industry
The amount of regulation hitting the hedge fund industry could put the brakes on development, stifling innovation and raising the barrier to entry for new managers too high, say risk managers
Coupon income in Barclays regular income bond makes up for capital loss
Coupon and capital
Trade of the month: Proprietary indexes in structured products
Trade of the month
