ESMA finalises supervisory co-operation agreements for alternative investment funds
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has approved seven co-operation arrangements between EU securities regulators and their global counterparts with responsibility for the supervision of alternative investment funds, including hedge funds, private equity and (...)
ESMA rules aim to curb excessive risk taking by alternative fund managers
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published final Guidelines on remuneration of alternative investment fund managers (AIFMs). The rules will apply to managers of alternative investment funds (AIFs) including hedge funds, private equity funds and real (...)
The impact of Solvency 2 on insurers asset allocation
Implications for asset allocation? Incitement to diversification? Optimization of the volatility hedging ratio ? Allocation depending on the level of wealth of the insurance company? Groupama AM updates on the impact of Solvency 2 for (...)
2009 was a year of intense reflection on the functioning of the financial sector. There followed an intense regulatory activity in 2010, unfortunately with few formal adoptions of regulations. 2011 marked the surge of the will to succeed with provisional schedules. Where do (...)
A growing demand for front-office and risk solutions!
Linedata announced the results of its Annual Investment Management Survey. Although the study underlined unsurprisingly, regulatory pressures and their impact, there is real interest in moving towards hosted solutions SaaS as well as the need, in 2012, for front-office and (...)
BNP Paribas Securities Services unveils expanded market and financing services
Alongside custody, clearing and fund administration, the custodian bank’s Market and Financing Services business line now offers principal and agency lending, foreign exchange and collateral management – as well as a variety of financing solutions to asset owners, asset (...)
The hidden value of collateral management for investors
A combination of collateral management and securities lending can play a key role in the search of a yield pick-up of some kind. Reinvesting unused cash or lending out unused securities can help add a few basis points to the total (...)
BNP Paribas Securities Services launches first UCITS IV master feeder solution
Designed to help asset managers reach more end investors and achieve efficiencies, the solution also introduces the concept of a cost-free feeder – a new paradigm in fund distribution