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Local appetite for hedge funds outstrips other markets

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAR 2013
Australian institutional investors are showing more appetite for hedge funds than their peers in the US, Europe and Japan, according to a leading hedge fund manager. Joe Scoby, chief investment officer and chief executive of PEAK6 Advisors, a Chicago-based ...

EU-wide ban on CDS pointless

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2013
Academic research from Imperial College found that Credit Default Swap (CDS) spreads are a poor proxy for sovereign default risk, suggesting that the EU-wide ban on naked CDS positions is unlikely to achieve its aims. Lara Cathcart, senior lecturer ...

Trio: ASIC evidence insufficient to prosecute Flader

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2012
... failed following substantial investment in an offshore fund that had exposure to collateralised, leveraged credit default swap agreements. ASIC said the investments failed during the global financial crisis.

Not that rainy day feeling again

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAY 2012
... disintegration loom large once more. Once again, headlines are filled with ghost stories. Spain's about to blow. It's credit default swap hit a record high of almost 600 basis points last night and the yield on its 10-years jumped to a high of 6.64%. ...

Recycled scares

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2012
... according to Dow Jones, "The use of CACs is not a market-friendly approach and is set to trigger pay outs under credit default swap contracts because it is a classic case of a debtor coercing a creditor under the rules of the International Swaps And ...

Indonesia readies for bond rating upgrade

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2011
Sentiment that Indonesia's bond rating could soon be upgraded to investment quality has helped fuel foreign demand for an Indonesian government Sukuk issue. The issue is only for $1 billion but already 75% has been booked to local buyers and investors ...

US unlikely to follow EU short selling ban

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2011
Asset managers in Europe have reacted against an EU limited ban on short-selling of sovereign bonds but in the US the Securities Exchange Commission said it is unlikely to follow suit. Last week the European Union announced a ban on naked short selling ...

Bloomberg launches derivatives compliance platform

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2011
Bloomberg has launched a new trading platform to help institutional investors meet compliance needs when trading over the counter derivatives. The forthcoming Dodd-Frank Act regulations will lead to greater scrutiny on the over the counter (OTC) derivatives ...

Glimmer of hope

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2011
It's the same old, same old story playing (dragging on) on our financial screens - the tragedy that is Greece. And just like times past, it's leaving a sour taste on investors' mouths. The recent update talks of Greece's meeting with the troika of alms-givers ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2011
... and Italy fell, and the cost of insuring against default by Italy and France, as indicated by the market for credit default swap (CDS) instruments, rose sharply. The euro fell below $US1.41 during the trading session, while the price of gold jumped back ...