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Lessons from hedge fund industry’s performances forcing prime brokers to re-evaluate risk
Performances within the hedge fund industry last year are causing prime brokers to reassess the credit and counterparty risk of financing. The $180 million loss within Citi’s FX prime brokerage business in December last year spurred a new debate over whether prime brokers are charging...
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ECB call to banks in UK: Speed up your moving out
The ECB banking supervision department urges banks to start moving its staff faster from the UK to the EU, as a hard Brexit on October 31 is looking ever-more likely.
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Is that bond liquid? Check this new list
ESMA launches quarterly publication of a new MiFID II-related data series: an assessment of the liquidity for bonds traded att EU venues. 594 products are currently on the list, meaning they fall under MiFID II transparency requirements.
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Don’t encourage me to pretend I’m a pro
Finance industry actors offering so-called CFDs sneak around consumer protection rules by letting retail clients call themselves professionals and get an advantage. Now, ESMA raises a finger of warning.
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New margin requirements just got one-year delay
Upcoming global margin requirements, for non-centrally cleared derivatives, have been postponed to September 2021.
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ESG monitoring services will help depositaries diversify
Just as British shoppers were rightly aggrieved back in 2013 upon discovering that their beloved Tesco Spaghetti Bolognese was not beef as advertised, but in fact horse, institutional investors are becoming equally irate that some funds are being marketed to them with green labelling when...
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Regulators delay final phase to uncleared margin rules
A potential ‘big bang’ of buy-side firms being swept into the upcoming initial margin rules for non-cleared derivatives has been given a vital delay until September 2021. The Basel Committee and IOSCO have agreed to an extension of one year for the final implementation phase...
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What are the potential long-term effects of the Woodford saga on UCITS?
Last month, it was reported that net assets managed by UCITS funds had raced past the €10 trillion barrier, a new milestone. This achievement is certainly uplifting news for Luxembourg and Ireland, both of whom continue to cement their positions as the leading European fund...
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Talking points from Fund Forum 2019
Taking place in Copenhagen, a vibrant capital city of a country widely considered to be one of the global leaders in the ESG (environment, social, governance) movement, Fund Forum 2019 did not disappoint. As an industry, asset managers are facing a pretty turbulent time. Put...
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Are you on top of your custody’s own risks?
Will you have the cash to cover your losses when the next quake shakes your custody contracts? A blog post by industry veteran John Gubert, in Global Custodian, suggests a long list of operational risks that could deserve more attention.
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