Fund governance and regulation

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From COMPANIES 10:44pm

UK widens scrutiny of hedge funds

Financial regulator to vet senior appointments at American funds

Hedge funds battered in quant arms race
The Big Picture Funds of hedge funds fight for survival
In depth Hedge funds
Transformed hedge funds in calmer water

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Retiring boomers reshape investment

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An industry report finds a gloomy picture of the increasing personalisation of risk is emerging

The bad-weather scale of regulation

The ‘torrent of approaching regulation’ and a ‘downpour of new rules’ dampen spirits

From COMPANIES 7:23pm

ABN Amro broker to settle CFTC charges

Customer account shortfalls worth tens of millions of dollars

From COMPANIES Jun 19, 2013

SEC could see more admit wrongdoing

Move would represent a shift away from decades-long policy

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Discord dogs EU insurance rules shake-up

Possible breakthrough in Solvency II is already under fire

From FT TRADING ROOM Jun 18, 2013

European lawmakers back transaction tax

Support for lowering cost of trading for pension funds

ETFs

Special report: Asset manager intentions

'The financial crisis hit asset management like an asteroid in 2008,' James Dilworth, chief executive of Allianz Global Investors Europe, told FTfm

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Will the middle go the way of the dinosaur or rise to phoenix-like splendour?

Gary Gensler, chairman of U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, testifies before the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission in Washington

From FT TRADING ROOM Jun 18, 2013

Fears grow over post-Libor crackdown

Moves call into question integrity of hundreds of benchmarks

From COMPANIES Jun 17, 2013

Private equity leads way in tax efficiency

Funds more likely to deduct interest payments to reduce liabilities

From FTFM OPINION Jun 16, 2013

The bad-weather scale of regulation

A ‘downpour of new rules’ dampens spirits, finds Chris Newlands

Comment Dark art of corporate access flourishes
FTfm editor ‘Lax’ Luxembourg defends regulation

From FTFM OPINION Jun 16, 2013

EU regulation revision could risk savings

High-frequency traders could benefit at expense of individuals

©Ingram Pinn From INVESTMENT STRATEGY Jun 16, 2013

Wine fund market brought to its knees

Investment in wine funds is drying up as the sector struggles

The Big Picture Catastrophe bonds are not a disaster
Domestic presence achieves local profit

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View from the US

John Dizard goes bottom fishing and casts around for securities with good intrinsic value

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James Mackintosh cautions against a dark reading of the end of hot money

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Financial regulator to vet senior appointments at American funds

Customer account shortfalls worth tens of millions of dollars

Move would represent a shift away from decades-long policy

Possible breakthrough in Solvency II is already under fire

Support for lowering cost of trading for pension funds

Special report: Asset manager intentions

Moves call into question integrity of hundreds of benchmarks

Funds more likely to deduct interest payments to reduce liabilities

A ‘downpour of new rules’ dampens spirits, finds Chris Newlands

High-frequency traders could benefit at expense of individuals

Investment in wine funds is drying up as the sector struggles

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