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Luke Clancy
Editor-at-large, Emea
Luke Clancy is the London-based editor-at-large for Risk.net.
Over the past 20 years spent in financial journalism, his previous positions have included: supplements editor, Risk magazine; editor of Hedge Funds Review, ETF Risk and Custody Risk (all formerly published by Incisive Media (now Infopro Digital)); senior investment writer, Investment Week (published by Incisive Media); deputy editor, Global Investor (Euromoney); managing editor, Engaged Investor and Pensions Insight (Newsquest Specialist Media); editor, World Mining Stocks (Aspermont UK); editor, Global Pensions and deputy editor, Professional Pensions (MSM International); online editor, Private Wealth Advisor and Offshore Red (Camden Publishing).
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Questions over prime broker/depository discharge
Prime broker/depository agreements discharging liability for restoring assets under AIFMD are likely to face scrutiny
Paquin: AIFMD a ‘concentrating catalyst'
Lionel Paquin, Lyxor's new chief executive, says AIFMD will act as a positive catalyst but has complexity that risks freezing smaller managers out of the European market
Emerging markets volatility lucrative for discerning investors
From China to Turkey to South Africa, volatility in emerging markets has been a hallmark of the start to the year. How might investors profit?
Prime brokers to escape AIFMD segregation burden, sources say
Regulators have agreed a solution in row over client asset segregation, according to five industry sources
Remuneration policy occupies hedge fund minds
Remuneration regulations remain key concern for hedge funds considering whether to market their wares in Europe
Few hedge funds applying for AIFMD authorisation
Fewer than a fifth of AIFMs have applied for authorisation to continue managing alternative investment funds under AIFMD, research from BNY Mellon shows
Bottleneck in buy-side reporting feared
Already burdened by the sheer volume of information to be reported under Emir, hedge funds have postponed decisions on whether to delegate the role leading to predictions of onboarding bottlenecks at trade repositories
CDS trades litigation possible for funds
As well as Libor proceedings, funds should pay attention to EC investigations into credit default swaps and identify trades suitable for litigation, says Sue Millar of UK law firm Stephenson Harwood
Finisterre denies Ucits rules will hamper returns
Finisterre Capital founder Paul Crean says Ucits rules do not impose significant restrictions on its new fund launched in October
Fed action need not stymie credit strategies
Presenting an outlook for 2014, Putri Pascualy of Paamco says there are more legs to alternative credit strategies
Esma: No 90-day reporting delay for post-Emir trades
News will "come as a surprise" to market participants - and also the UK's FCA, which has misinterpreted Esma rules on its website
Buy-side reporting concerns as February Emir deadline looms
With a February 12, 2014 deadline for derivatives reporting looming under the European Market Infrastructure Regulation, (Emir), is the buy-side prepared?
Senator Crapo urges Dodd-Frank tweaks and CFTC-SEC merger
Senator Mike Crapo hopes to amend the Dodd-Frank Act in 2014 and reiterates calls for a merger of the SEC and CFTC
Nigerian financial infrastructures increasing cooperation
At Nigeria's third Capital Market Committee retreat, Kyari Bukar, the head of the country's central securities depository, reports on progress liberalising the market - and dealing with unclaimed dividends
Congress could make Dodd-Frank changes in 2014, says Crapo
Democrats and Republicans finding common ground on issues including swaps push-out, says senator
SEB's Fors: T2S threatens custody offerings
Goran Fors, global head of custody at SEB, says T2S will increase costs substantially in local custody markets at a time when declining revenues are leading banks to question whether current operating models are sustainable
Nigerian CSD: derivatives, CCP and securities lending in 2014
At Nigeria's third Capital Market Committee retreat this week, the head of the country's central securities depository reports on progress liberalising the market - and dealing with unclaimed dividends
BNP Paribas wins mandates across four continents
BNP Paribas' wins include mandates from Brazil's largest asset manager, UK pension funds, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and Nikko Asset Management
Standard Chartered boosts trading, clearing and treasury
Standard Chartered has established two new units targeting global treasury and execution, clearing, liquidity and portfolio services
Winners announced for Custody Risk European Awards 2013
The winners of the Custody Risk European Awards 2013 were unveiled at an awards ceremony in central London on November 20
2014 predictions: tapering, China and Japan top factors
The US Federal Reserve’s tapering of quantitative easing is unsurprisingly the single most important factor anticipated to affect the global economy, but structural reform in China and Japan is also tipped to play a major role
Iosco report exaggerates hedge fund leverage, critics claim
A report from the International Organization of Securities Commissions on the systemic risk posed by hedge funds lacks substance, industry participants claim
Leveraged ETFs under the spotlight
The October 2013 issue of ETF Risk covers leveraged and inverse ETFs, features our annual rankings and industry survey and includes a US regulatory focus