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August’s volatility thunderbolt rattles risk managers
Investment firms mull changes to value-at-risk models after never-before-seen spike in volatility index
Investors back away from vanilla dispersion ahead of US vote
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Can pod shops channel ‘organisational alpha’?
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Newton and BofA launch ‘all-weather’ QIS hedging index
Adaptive index sees investment manager toggle between a menu of quant strategies
Regulators want to fix AT1s. Investors want restraint
Tweaking the instrument that regulators love to hate may be the only way to prevent its abolition
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TwentyFour’s ABS chief on skirting ‘overbaked’ deals as issuance booms
Some new issuers are pricing tighter than is sensible, says Aza Teeuwen
Trillion-dollar basis trade will keep growing – asset managers
Treasury issuance, credit trades and repo stigma drive rise in futures use
Securitisation clears way for UK insurers to buy ground rents
Asset manager says booming sector will make up for falling demand from pensions
Legal & General to launch ABS funds amid rising pension demand
After 2022 gilt crisis, trustees and consultants turn to asset-backed securities to bolster portfolio liquidity and returns
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