Fund management
Republican SEC may focus on fixed income – Peirce
Commissioner also wants a revival of finders’ exemption, more guidance for UST clearing
Schwab’s MMF assets rose 225% through Fed’s rate-hike journey
Climb of fund managers’ ranks contrasts with slumping banking deposits
Run risk on funds not a systemic issue, say market participants
FSB and Iosco are consulting on drive to make open-ended funds adopt anti-dilution tools
Saba picks a fight with BlackRock over closed-end funds
Hedge fund kicks off new proxy campaign with letters citing ‘gruesome’ losses
Penny stock case may hold key to SEC dealer definitions push
Court ruling could set precedent for legal battles over controversial proposal
Podcast: Halperin on reinforcement learning and option pricing
Fidelity quants working on machine learning techniques to optimise investment strategies
Asset allocation with inverse reinforcement learning
Using reinforcement learning to help replicate asset managers' allocation strategy
MSIM option strategy set for payout
Manager has spent over $400 million buying options that have yet to generate returns – until now
MSIM’s baffling $400m options splurge
Funds owned or advised by the manager have spent vast sums on a USD/CNH strategy that appears not to have paid off
Stocks and bonds start to move in step, making quants jittery
Long-established inverse correlation between asset classes breaks down during first quarter
USD pay-fixed swaps grew in Q4 ahead of rate hike
Counterparty Radar: Pimco and Capital Group bucked the trend, leaning toward receive-fixed exposures
Nonlinear risk decomposition for any type of fund
A risk decomposition by fund manager, factor or instrument is proposed
Why new EU rules are fuelling greenwashing and how to stop it
Reporting requirements for ESG funds may not solve the problem – a list of harmful investments might
Shades of green: sustainability guidance may not help EU funds
Talk of high SFDR hurdle for ESG funds stokes fears “sustainable” label will be unobtainable
EU funds levered up over 2019
Gross hedge fund leverage came to 6,450% of NAV
Seismology models sound out safe ground for DG Partners
Quake technology helps quant firm time entry and exit points – and buck trend-following trend
Asia moves: Allianz adds two to China, Allen & Overy appoints new partner, and more
Latest job news across the industry
European regulators issue Brexit relief for UK pension funds
Some EU watchdogs are not enforcing mandatory clearing for trades between region’s banks and UK pension schemes
Whales or minnows? Sizing up crowded trades
Strategies for measuring crowding in trades can help to avoid its effect, writes quant fund founder
Op risk data: Record $920m fine for JP metals ploy
Also: counting the cost of Covid cons; Citi audio dynamite. Data by ORX News
Europe’s clampdown on fund outsourcing chills market
Esma proposals spark worries AIFMD review could wreck existing delegation models