Emerging markets
Risk manager of the year (sovereign): Mexico’s Ministry of Finance and Public Credit
Oil hedging stabilises Mexican state finances amid price crash
Horizon Software: coping with the compliance burden
Firm’s head of electronic trading says EU regulation choking options market liquidity
CME looks to local banks for FX liquidity in emerging markets
Chicago-based exchange targets China, India and LatAm growth
Exchange trading on the march in emerging market currencies
EM currencies to get the best of the OTC and exchange worlds
Microfinance boom could be bubble, some fear
More lenders are vying for a small pool of creditworthy intermediaries
Strong dollar warning for emerging markets
Investor warn of low forex reserves to short-term external debt ratio
A solid foundation for continuing growth
Sponsored Q&A: Barclays Africa
Hedge funds cautious on Argentina
How might hedge funds take advantage of opportunities in Argentina?
Insurers keep an eye on emerging market debt
Insurers are maintaining their interest in emerging market debt
Best in Japan: Societe Generale
Societe Generale wins Structured Products' best in Japan award
Equity and macro Americas winners announced
Anchor Bolt, Everest, Glenview, Millennium and Trend tell their stories
Long-only hedge funds hold key to emerging markets
Paamco posits alternative to ETFs and mutual funds
Sharp downward moves in EM currencies hurt corporates
Corporates were under-hedged due to high cost of carry versus dollar
Fortunes improving for emerging markets ETPs, says BlackRock
Redemptions of equity ETPs fell to $1.8 billion in March
Largest hedge funds vulnerable to 2008 repeat
Biggest 30 would lose 4.6% in one month
Volatility suppression eases fears of emerging markets contagion
EM volatility remains contained – for now
Emerging markets volatility lucrative for discerning investors
Lucrative volatility
Aperios finds value in concentrated emerging market long/short strategy
Aperios Emerging Connectivity Master Fund: Aperios Partners Investment Management
Finisterre denies Ucits rules will hamper returns
Finisterre Capital founder Paul Crean says Ucits rules do not impose significant restrictions on its new fund launched in October
EM currency notes finding buyers even after rout
European private bankers say investors are still going long emerging market currencies via structured notes, even after some of the currencies plummeted in value earlier this year
Oaktree’s Howard Marks keeps specialisation at the heart of expansion
Trying to get it right
Securitised credit tops profitability league for hedge funds
Performance and asset flows of securitised credit products have combined to make this group one of the most profitable for investors and hedge fund managers. But there are now signs of waning interest
IMF: Making Basel III work in emerging markets
For many countries, Basel III is not an all-or-nothing choice. Part of Michaela Erbenova's job at the IMF is to help them work out which bits make sense. By Lukas Becker
Emerging markets investors put Europe on the menu
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