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ISAM made a killing on porcine virus trade
CTA unflapped by Greece and unimpressed by regulatory uncertainty in Chinese futures
No dealer hedging panic from Hong Kong market plunge
China fears, not Grexit, see Hong Kong market rattled more than peer indexes
Moody's swaps bail-in bet splits banks and buy side
Asset managers wary of assumptions that make swap counterparts look stronger
Funds escape yo-yo effect as CFTC redefines US person
Scrapping of test means investor status will not tip offshore funds into Dodd-Frank regime
Niche services growing in forex prime brokerage – RBS
Competing purely on price no longer enough
High securities borrowing costs limit China hedging options
Recent falls on China's stock markets highlight the need for hedging tools – but these remain limited
Banks' NDF withdrawal hits emerging markets currency trading
Banks pull back from warehousing risk ahead of Volcker rule completion
Evolving reporting/valuations in $2.8trn fund admin survey
National regulator AIFMD validation checks said to be neither uniform nor consistent
'Dark age' hedge funds have antique fees, says Albourne’s Ruddick
New boss at consultant, John Claisse, to focus on liquid alts research
Insurance one of the last ‘great opportunities' for investors
Attractive returns to be found in reinsurance risk via insurance-linked securities
Omni reaps reward of expansion into real estate lending
Omni Secured Lending Fund wins most innovative hedge fund
Ucits VI threatens derivatives in alternatives funds, says Candriam
Sixth iteration of directive could pose danger to portfolio risk management
Chenavari exploiting opportunities in energy, Asia and liquid alts
Credit player launches Ucits European vehicle and eyes '40 Act funds
Bond-CDS basis trades have 'stopped working', hedge funds say
Arbitrageurs have exited trades, leaving basis structurally higher
DTCC's Abel flags three hurdles to US shift to T+2
Abel gives his thoughts on T+2 ISC's white paper and proposed timeline
Quant fund approaches need refining in China market
Rich pickings are available but market fundamentals differ from Europe and the US
Family offices need professionals, says PHF Capital's Fletcher
Investment veteran decries managers who aren't ‘real investment professionals'
Central banks must be 'market-makers of last resort' – IMF
Monetary policy and regulation have amplified illiquidity, says IMF official
Investors want to know logic behind machine learning
Big data tools a hard sell without clear explanations, says Winton researcher
Emerging markets domestic focus rewards Aperios
But fund not envisaged to grow larger than $500 million
CME-LCH basis to persist, say dealers
Banks not convinced by CME plans to lure dealers from LCH.Clearnet
Long/short equity sees $7.5 billion net inflows over 12 months
But strategy also experiences net redemptions in Q1 2015 of nearly $2 billion
Long/short return calculations can ignore effect of leverage
Net exposure should be smaller than long exposure, not larger, says academic
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