All articles by Cecile Sourbes. – Page 8
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NewsSwap rules could increase pension fund costs, consultancy warns
Rule Financial highlights differences between bilateral, centrally cleared swaps.
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Features
Regulation more worrying than contagion
News last month that JP Morgan Chase reported more than $2bn (€1.6bn) in trading losses brought to mind the fears of 2008, when the collapse of Lehman Brothers shook the financial world to its core. But the main difference between now and then is that participants in the derivatives market seem more concerned about new regulation than about the threat of contagion.
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Special Report
DC in Europe: Opening Pandora’s box
Cécile Sourbes considers how the European Commission plans to regulate defined contribution pensions
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NewsESMA to consult on EMIR technical standards this summer
Authority likely to consult for about six weeks from last week of June to first week of August.
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NewsCurrent versions of MiFID II, MiFIR would hurt pension funds – EFRP
High-frequency traders, speculative operators could enjoy 'commercial advantage' over schemes.
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NewsTobam enters partnership with Amundi for Asian, Middle Eastern expansion
FRANCE – Amundi to acquire minority interest in Tobam from company's employees and CalPERS.
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NewsEuropean committee amends directive on credit rating agencies
Committee amends two proposals to reduce funds' reliance on external credit ratings.
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NewsFrance's FRR promotes from within to fill CIO position
FRANCE – Salwa Boussoukaya-Nasr replaces Philippe Aurain, who joins Fédéris Gestion d'Actifs.
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NewsEIOPA to postpone paper on QIS for holistic balance sheet plan
EIOPA spokeswoman confirms consultation paper unlikely to be ready this month.
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NewsAsset managers wary of contagion from Greek exit
Yet they disagree on global economy's ability to recover from such an event.
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NewsInstitutional investors ignorant of emerging market risks – BNY Mellon
Investors must pay more attention to 'reality' behind returns, asset manager says.
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NewsInstitutional investors increasingly wary of emerging market asset bubbles
More than half of 800 survey respondents say markets at risk of overheating.
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NewsRestructurings could have major impact on pension funds – Punter Southall
Consultancy warns that many restructurings can 'change the legal shape' of a business.
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NewsSolvency II 'look through' approach a threat to fund managers – State Street
Legislation could force asset managers to reveal their hands 'inadvertently', company warns.
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NewsDexia Asset Management to grow London business prior to acquisition
Macquarie, which bought Siemens Austria's Innovest in 2010, reportedly about to acquire company.
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NewsAIFM Directive could spur development of onshore hedge fund market – survey
Experts say onshore move would pique pension funds' interest in alternative strategies.
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NewsDC pensions should follow DB schemes in adopting ALM strategies – EDHEC
DC offerings must be improved by implementing more guarantees, improving transparency.
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NewsAPG acquires stake in Indian hotel group, enters real estate JV
Dutch asset manager acquires minority stake in Delhi-based Lemon Tree Hotels.
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NewsChina Investment Corporation teams up with European investors on PE fund
New fund to raise as much as €2bn to invest in companies with strong growth potential in China.
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NewsCentral counterparties to 'grow in importance' for derivatives trades
ISDA survey reveals market participants' increasing reliance on collateralisation.
